Legal Opinion

Donnie A. Ward v. Alan K. Campbell, Etc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 21, 1980No. 77-2503PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a decision of the district court reversing the Civil Service Commission (CSC). 1 The CSC determined that the army properly found that the work performed by exterior electrical linemen and cable splicers entitled them to a classification of WG-10 as opposed to WG-11. Although the lower court correctly found that the relevant workers performed jobs that were different from the ordinary WG-10 employee, we must reverse its decision. In cases such as this one, the government does not have the burden of showing that the complaining employees perfectly fit…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Bank of Commerce of Laredo v. City National Bank of LaredoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Charles Albert v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1971

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Louisiana Environmental Society, Inc. v. DoleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Marshall County Personnel Bd. v. MARSHALL CTY.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  3. United States v. JonesDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2003
  4. Patternmakers League of North America v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  5. Adkins v. VilsackDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2017

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