ADKINS v. HAMPTON

No. 76-4408.

586 F.2d 1070 (1978)

Lawyer A. ADKINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert HAMPTON et al., Defendants, United States Postal Service, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., Joseph E. Brown, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

James P. Cothren, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, CLARK and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

The United States Postal Service appeals the granting of appellee Lawyer A. Adkins' motion for summary judgment in which the Court set aside the discharge of Mr. Adkins and ordered his reinstatement with back pay and all other benefits from November 30, 1972. The Postal Service asserts three arguments for reversal of this decision: (1) the District Court erroneously concluded that the Postal Service violated its own regulation in discharging...

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