Powers v. Gold

WYZANSKI, District Judge.

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief. The gist of the complaint is that plaintiff, a veteran of World War II, alleged that defendant, the Commander of the Boston Naval Shipyard, by a notice dated January 14, 1953 reclassifying plaintiff’s position, has in effect begun steps toward denying preferences established in plaintiff’s favor by § 4 of the Act of August 23, 1912, 37 Stat. 413, 5 U.S.C.A. § 648, §§ 12 and 14 of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, 58 Stat. 390, 61 Stat. 723, 63 Stat. 1067, 5 U.S.C.A. §§ 861, 863, and § 1104 of the…