NORTON v. MACY

No. 21625.

417 F.2d 1161 (1969)

Clifford L. NORTON, Appellant, v. John MACY et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1969.

Petition for Rehearing Denied October 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Glenn R. Graves, with whom Mr. John W. Karr, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. James G. Greilsheimer, Atty., Department of Justice, of the bar of the Supreme Court of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, for appellees. Asst. Atty. Gen. Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. at the time the brief was filed, Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John C. Eldridge and Robert E. Kopp, Attys., Department of Justice, were on the brief, for appellees. Mr. Julius A. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellees.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, WRIGHT and TAMM, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Appellant, a former GS-14 budget analyst in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), seeks review of his discharge for "immoral conduct" and for possessing personality traits which render him "unsuitable for further Government employment." As a veterans preference eligible, he could be dismissed only for "such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service."1 Since the record before us does not...

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