STEVENS v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

No. 81-5355.

712 F.2d 1047 (1983)

John H. STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Olive (argued), McCord & Cockrill, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Justin M. Schwamm, Sr., Asst. Gen. Counsel, Thomas C. Doolan (argued), Tenn. Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

Before ENGEL, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge and GUY, District Judge.


ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

The specific issue we address in this appeal is whether any private right of action under the Veteran's Preference Act, as made applicable to United States employees in 5 U.S.C. § 3551,1 is subject to temporal limitations upon when suit can be brought. The trial judge, relying primarily upon Erwin v. Neal, 494 F.2d 1351

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