Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. Christopher
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 24, 1995No. Civ. A. No. 94-0882 (PLF)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
Sydney Goldsmith brought this action, pro se, to recover payment of approximately $13,-270 of the $16,340 that the Department of State has withheld from his retirement benefits. The Department claims that this is a legitimate offset for the amount that Mr. Goldsmith wrongfully received in Separate Maintenance Allowance (“SMA”) payments.1 SMA payments are designed to help Department employees financially maintain family members who cannot live with the employee at his or her post. The parties filed cross *7motions for summary judgment and the…
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- National Treasury Employees Union v. HornerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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- Bergen v. BergenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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