Legal Opinion

Shaw v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided January 28, 1981No. 49-79PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNichols, Judge

This civilian pay case is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff, a government employee in a policymaking position, challenges his dismissal from his GS-18 appointment on procedural, constitutional, and contractual grounds. We hold for defendant.

I

During the fall of 1973, plaintiff Franklin P. Shaw applied and was selected for the career executive position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Regional Programs) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense. Plaintiff thereupon burned his bridges. He disposed…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Vlandis v. KlineSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Sugarman v. DougallSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. United States Department of Agriculture v. MurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1973

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Adolph Kizas v. William H. Webster, Adolph Kizas v. William H. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  2. William O. Schism and Robert Reinlie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  3. Cottrell v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1998
  4. Brian Chu, M.D., James R. Gross, D.O., Khadijah Hamdallah, M.D., Staley Jackson, M.D., and Gregory Lower, D.O. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  5. Connolly v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982

52 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API