Legal Opinion
A. Ernest Fitzgerald v. United States Civil Service Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 13, 1977No. 76-1144PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The sole question for review is whether section 14 of the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, as amended in 1947, 5 U.S.C. § 7701, authorizes the Civil Service Commission to award attorney’s fees to a wrongfully discharged federal employee en titled to protection under the Act. 1 Appellee, a “veteran preference eligible employee,” was terminated from his job with the Air Force. He appealed his discharge to the Civil Service Commission, seeking reinstatement and, inter alia, attorney’s fees. Following a lengthy proceeding, 2 the Commission found in favor of appellee but…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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