Rothgeb v. Statts

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WEINMAN, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs herein are four law enforcement agents employed by the Internal Revenue Service who in the fall of 1970 were assigned to the Sky Marshal Project involving the protection of airplanes, crews and passengers engaged in international air flights. Plaintiffs bring this action on behalf of themselves and approximately 275 other agents of the Internal Revenue Service who were assigned to the Sky Marshal Project to compel the responsible federal officials to pay plaintiffs and their class hourly *561overtime compensation for in-flight time…