George E. Adams v. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury’s Empirical Analysis
232 F.2d 40 · 1955
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
June 1966
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 38 U.S.C. § 701
Relies on Work v. United States Rives · Powell v. Branman · United States v. California Eastern Line, Inc. · Brown & Bigelow v. Watson
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“The complaint was properly dismissed. The creation or abolition of Government jobs, within the scope of the authority given by law to supervisory officials, requires primarily a judgment as to the needs of public business. The determination of those needs plainly involves the exercise of discretion, not the performance of a ministerial duty which can be compelled by mandamus. Since there is no showing here that appellees abused their discretion, or departed from applicable law and procedures in determining that appellants’ jobs should be abolished, we cannot disturb their action. [George E. Adams, et al., v. George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury, et al., 232 F. 2d 40, 41 .]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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