Legal Opinion
Richard D. Meehan v. John W. MacY Jr., Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 23, 1968No. 20812PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
On April 18, 1968, we reversed the decision of the District Court which had granted summary judgment to appellee in an action brought by appellant, a former employee of the Canal Zone, seeking remedy for his allegedly unlawful discharge from the service.1 We held that the Government personnel actions, both at the employing agency stage and on review in the Civil Service Commission, could not be sustained since two of the three grounds for which appellant was discharged were impermissible reasons for adverse action under the Veterans’ Preference Statute.2 With the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Rode v. DellarcipreteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Charles E. Egger v. Harlan C. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Ronald Thaeter v. Palm Beach Co. Sheriff's OfficeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- Jane Doe v. Robert E. Hampton, Individually and as Chairman, U. S. Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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