William H. Jones v. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

On cross-motion the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants-appellees, who are the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital. Plaintiff-appellant is an employee at the Hospital. He sued to obtain a judgment declaring that he had been unlawfully demoted from the position of Mason CPC-7 to that of Mason (Brickman) CPC-6, and for reinstatement in the former status. Before his demotion appellant received- a letter from the Acting Superintendent of the Hospital notifying him of the proposed demotion…