Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Hampton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 25, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 1109-71PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BRYANT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Fitzgerald was separated from his federal employment as Deputy for Management Systems, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, on January 5, 1970. The termination was purported to be based on the abolition of the position through a reduction in force proceeding. Plaintiff appealed to the Civil Service Commission alleging that his separation from the federal service was contrary to federal law and Civil Service Commission regulations in that it was in fact a retaliatory measure for certain testimony given before congressional committees. He…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- A. Ernest Fitzgerald v. Robert E. Hampton, Chairman of United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Fitzgerald v. SeamansDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Fitzgerald v. United States Civil Service CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Fitzgerald v. HamptonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975