Hutton v. United States

Plaintiff, a former civilian employee in the Department of Labor Library, seeks to recover back salary from the date of her discharge. She contends that she was unlawfully discharged under the Performance Eating Act of 1950, 61 Stat. 1098, due to alleged irregular procedures followed by the Department of Labor giving her an unsatisfactory performance rating.

*36The facts regarding plaintiff’s employment, performance rating, and eventual dismissal are fully set forth in the findings of fact and are only alluded to here to the extent necessary.

Plaintiff was first employed by the Navy Department in…