James L. Worthington v. Daniel Glickman , Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

91 F.3d 158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James L. WORTHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel GLICKMAN * , Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-17208. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 9, 1996. ** Decided July 15, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER, and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 James L. Worthington appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Agriculture in Worthington's action under the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., challenging the decision of the United States Forest Service, his former employer, to reassign him from the Tahoe National Forest to the Angeles National Forest. Worthington contends his reassignment violated his preferential retention status as a veteran pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 3502 , several other agency policies 1 , and his Fifth Amendment right to due process. We have…