Albert v. Chafee

571 F.2d 1063 George A. ALBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Honorable John CHAFEE, Secretary of the Navy, J. A. Hiegel, Capt., CEC USNR, Pearl Harbor, Cecil N. Vorheis, Charles N. Arnold, Edward Moniz, and Richard G. Akeroyd, Defendants-Appellees. No. 75-1819. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 29, 1977. As Amended Dec. 15, 1978. Robert A. Rowan, Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, Hawaii, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Stanley D. Tabor, Asst. U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, argued for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before BROWNING, TRASK and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This litigation developed as a result of the permanent removal of George Albert from his employment as a civil service career employee with veteran status at the Pearl Harbor Navy Public Works Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2 In Albert v. Chafee, 465 F.2d 367 (9th Cir. 1972), we held that jurisdiction existed in the district court pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., to hear the controversy. 1 We described the standards governing the court's review of agency action: 3 " '(W)hether the…