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B-197950 1 (1980-09-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadipb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISiN FILE: B-1979 MATTER OF: DIGEST: / \j. THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ( OF THE UNITED STATES W ASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 50 DATE: September 30, 1980 Norman E. Holly -- Attorney Fees 1. Claim for attorney's fee for s.ervices rendered in connection with obtaining a. continuance in employee's divorce proceedings due to temporary duty assignment in Egypt denied. There is no Government interest at stake in such a proceeding, and the pro- ceeding does not concern actions within the scope of. the employee's official duties. See Comp. Gen. cites. 2. Claim for attorney's fee for services rend.ered in connection with obtaining a continuance in employee's divorce proceedings due to temporary duty assignment in Egypt denied. There are no provisions which generally authorize reimbursement of per- sonal expenses incurred as a result of a temporary duty assign- ment. The fact that an employee or his family would not have had the occasion to incur a personal expense but for the performance of official travel is not a sufficient basis for shifting such an-expense to the Govern- ment. See Comp. Gen. cites. Mr. Norman E. Holly seeks reimbursement for a $175 attorpey fee for services rendered in connection with obtaining a continuance in his divorce proceedings. The continuance was necessary because the agency assigned Mr. Holly to temporary duty in Egypt on the date on which his trial.had been scheduled. His claim is denied.

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