Legal Opinion
Davis v. Tennessee Valley Authority
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided March 29, 1962No. Civ. A. 1174PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNNE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff was, until his dismissal on February 6, 1957, an employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority (hereinafter referred to as “TVA”). In this action against the TVA he seeks a declaratory judgment that his removal was invalid because in violation of provisions of 5 U.S.C.A. § 652 and the Veterans’ Preference Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.A. § 851 et seq.). The defendant has moved for summary judgment on the alternative theories that (1) the plaintiff has failed to join indispensable parties, the members of the Civil Service Commission, and (2) the suit is barred by laches.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Blackmar v. GuerreSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Shaughnessy v. PedreiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States Ex Rel. Arant v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Hayward v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Cole v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Robert I. Powell v. Eugene M. ZuckertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Charles F. Chiriaco v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Clontz v. FortnerIdaho Supreme Court · 1965
- Mazhar Jalil v. Robert E. Hampton, Chairman United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Leverett W. Brown v. United States of America Eugene Zuckert, Secretary of Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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