WILSON v. TURNAGE

No. 83-2323.

750 F.2d 1086 (1984)

Robert M.T. WILSON, Appellant, v. Thomas TURNAGE, Acting Director, Selective Service System.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Chuzi, Washington, D.C., with whom June D.W. Kalijarvi, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Judith Bartnoff, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Royce C. Lamberth and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TAMM and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Robert M.T. Wilson challenges the district court's denial of attorney's fees under the Back Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. § 5596 (1982). In a memorandum opinion and order issued October 26, 1983, the district court held that the Savings Clause of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Reform Act) precluded an award of fees. Although the Reform Act amended the Back Pay Act to provide...

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