Legal Opinion
Joseph A. Yacovone v. William F. Bolger, Postmaster General of the U. S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 20, 1981No. 79-2043PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are called upon to decide whether the United States Postal Service exceeded its statutory authority in dismissing one of its employees. Two issues are raised: whether the Service was arbitrary or capricious in its decision that the dismissal promoted the “efficiency of the service” within the meaning of the relevant statute; and whether the dismissal was barred by a state pardon granted to the employee for conviction of the crime that triggered his removal. Because we find that the Service was not arbitrary…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jane Doe v. Robert E. Hampton, Individually and as Chairman, U. S. Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Hughes v. FetterSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Clifford L. Norton v. John MacYCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Brewer v. United States Postal ServiceUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
- Kenneth A. Johnson v. United States Postal Service and National Rural Letter Carriers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Societa Internazionale Turismo v. Barr (In Re Lockwood)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Michael J. Brown v. Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Hoffman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1996
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