Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Hampton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 15, 1982No. Civ. A. 76-1486PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRYANT, District Judge.
This case is before the court on plaintiff A. Ernest Fitzgerald’s motion for attorney’s fees. For the reasons set forth in this memorandum, the court grants plaintiff’s motion.
I. HISTORY OF THE CASE
Plaintiff A. Ernest Fitzgerald was severed from his Air Force job in 1970, after he testified before Congress concerning costs of the C-5A transport plane. 1 Fitzgerald appealed his dismissal to the Civil Service Commission (“CSC”). The CSC concluded that Fitzgerald’s dismissal resulted from “reasons that were personal to” Fitzgerald and directed the Air…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. WattDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
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