SOLTAR v. POSTMASTER GENERAL OF UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 46810.

277 F.Supp. 579 (1967)

Steven D. SOLTAR, Plaintiff, v. The POSTMASTER GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, John W. Macy, Jr., Chairman of the U. S. Civil Service Commission, L. J. Andolser, Member, Robert E. Hampton, Member, Cecil Poole, U. S. Attorney, Ramsey Clark, U. S. Attorney General, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. California.

December 8, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome B. Falk, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., and Marshall W. Krause, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern Cal., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Cecil F. Poole, U. S. Atty., and Robert N. Ensign, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants.


ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

WOLLENBERG, District Judge.

This is an action to enjoin defendants from requiring that applicants for federal employment answer certain questions regarding their membership in variously described organizations. Plaintiff applied for a position with the Post Office Department. He filled out the application form, answering all questions except the following:

"7. Are you now, or have you...

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