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DONOVAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 77-2003.

580 F.2d 1203 (1978)

James D. DONOVAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Martin R. Hoffman, Secretary of the Army, Major General Albert Crawford, Commanding General, U. S. Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, Malcolm R. MacKenzie, Civilian Personnel Officer, U. S. Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Meehan, Meehan & Kenny, Long Branch, N. J., for appellant.

Jonathan L. Goldstein, U. S. Atty., Maryanne T. Desmond, Asst. U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., George E. Mittelholzer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., on the brief; Captain James K. Jackson, Dept. of the Army, Washington, D. C., of counsel and on the brief, for appellees.

Before ADAMS, VAN DUSEN, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

The role of the federal government as an employer has expanded rapidly over the last quarter century, and so too has its obligation to deal fairly and equitably with its employees.1 Nonetheless, federal employees' rights are not unlimited and extend no further than the limits of federal law and the constitution. In this action we face the problem of closely defining such limits.

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