Shapley

"This civilian pay case, before the court on plaintiffs and defendant’s motions for summary judgment, presents a question of the voluntariness of plaintiffs resignation from the United States Secret Service. Plaintiff claims he was 'coerced’ into resigning and, therefore, that his resignation was in effect an 'adverse personnel action’ to which certain due process rights should have been attached. He alleges he was denied these rights and seeks reinstatement and back pay from the court. Defendant objects to plaintiffs characterization and takes the position that plaintiffs departure from the…