Legal Opinion

Knotts v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided June 8, 1954No. 50215PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff alleges that she was illegally-discharged from her position with the-National Labor Relations Board and she-sues for the salary of which she was-thereby deprived.

The decisions of this court are-uniform in holding that it will not 'review on the merits a removal of a Government employee where it appears that the procedural requirements prescribed by statute have been complied with, and where there is no showing that the action was taken maliciously or in bad faith. But we have also said that if it appears that an employee was discharged, not for the good of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burchell v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
  2. Kihlberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. United States v. GleasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. Ripley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  5. Gadsden v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1948

3Cited by139 opinions

  1. Torncello v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
  2. Kalvar Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
  3. Am-Pro Protective Agency, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  4. Textron, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
  5. Scroggins v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968

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