Power’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In denying rehearing en banc the court emphasizes that it deems that plaintiff, in his opposition to the defendant’s petition for rehearing en banc and for rehearing, has rejected the position that he had to be reinstated, and the court concludes that he is content with the relief he has been accorded. In that situation reinstatement is certainly not mandatory, just as it would not be if plaintiff had failed to ask for reinstatement in his petition [See Rule 35(g)] or other papers. If defendant remains fearful that, despite plaintiff’s position on the rehearing petition, he will be able to recover back-pay indefinitely, it can always reinstate him voluntarily. The court’s decision [reported at 531 F.2d 505 , 209 Ct.Cl. 126 (1976)] does not preclude such action by the Government. (Power v. United States, 210 Ct.Cl. 742 , 743)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Power v. United States