Hill v. United States

571 F.2d 1098 William R. HILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the Army of the United States, Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense of the United States, Robert E. Hampton, Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, Jayne Be Spain, Vice-Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, and Lidwig J. Andolsek, Commissioner of the United States Civil Service Commission, Defendants-Appellees, and The United States Civil Service Commission. No. 75-2379. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 10, 1978. As Amended March 23, 1978. Gaylord L. Henry, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Joseph T. Cook, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before ELY, GOODWIN, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Hill commenced this action in the district court against the United States, the Civil Service Commission, and individual government officials seeking a writ of mandate, declaratory relief, and damages for the allegedly wrongful refusal of the Army and the Civil Service Commission to…