Batten v. United States

This civilian pay case comes before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment and plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment. After considering the motions, and after oral argument, the court concludes that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact, and the defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

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Plaintiffs, civilian employees of the Navy, hold "production facilitating” (or "production support”) positions bear*329ing the title "Planners and Estimators.” During most of their time in federal employ, plaintiffs’ rate of pay was related to the rate of pay of "wage…