JASON v. SUMMERFIELD

No. 11904.

214 F.2d 273 (1954)

JASON v. SUMMERFIELD, Postmaster General et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Howard Jenkins, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Joseph A. Rafferty, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and Lewis A. Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Mr. William J. Peck, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at time record was filed, entered an appearance for appellees.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Jason was discharged from the Post Office Department on loyalty grounds. He commenced this action seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, and from the District Court's order granting appellees' motion to dismiss, he brought this appeal. We are presented with the question whether the government after a Loyalty Review Board decision that reasonable grounds did not exist to believe the appellant disloyal under the standard...

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