SCHER v. WEEKS

No. 12827.

231 F.2d 494 (1956)

Benjamin SCHER, Appellant, v. Sinclair WEEKS, Secretary of Commerce, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1956.

Writ of Certiorari Denied June 4, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ford E. Young, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Josiah Lyman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Benjamin Forman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and Samuel D. Slade, Atty., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before FAHY, DANAHER and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Denied June 4, 1956. See 76 S.Ct. 1030.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, who was a civil service employee of the Department of Commerce, was discharged by the appellee, Secretary of Commerce, under the authority of section 304 of Act July 10, 1952, Public Law 495, 82d Congress, 66 Stat. 549, 567. This statute, no longer in effect, authorized the Secretary to terminate employment of any officer or employee of the Department, "whenever he shall deem...

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