Knuckles v. Bolger’s Empirical Analysis
654 F.2d 25 · 1981
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
March 2006
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Vitarelli v. Seaton · Urbina v. United States · Manning v. Stevens · Knuckles v. Bolger
Most-quoted passages
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“Rather than give Knuckles an opportunity to respond to the charge of a violation of accounting procedures, the presiding official merely assumed the violation as required by the Board’s opinion and order, and asked whether Knuckles had been given sufficient notice of the charges against him. Had Knuckles been permitted to respond directly to the violation of accounting principles charge, uncomplicated by any uncertainty about notice of the charge, he may have been able to raise and prove a number of defenses, including that the accounting procedures were invalid, that he had legitimate reasons for not strictly following the procedures, or that his discharge was arbitrary and capricious because he was treated more severely than other employees who had violated the same or similar postal service rules.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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