Case law

Alicia Arnold v. Department of the Army

Merit Systems Protection Board · Nov 20, 2025

Additionally, in Trinkl v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 727 F. App’x 1007, 1010-11 (Fed. … Gilewicz v.

Brian Kirkbride v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 11, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD BRIAN KIRKBRIDE, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, AT-0752-22-0475-B-1 v. … Ward v. U.S. Postal Service, 634 F.3d 1274, 1279 (Fed. Cir. 2011); Lopes v. Department of the Navy, 116 M.S.P.R. 470, ¶ 13 (2011).

Catherine Yack v. Office of Personnel Management

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 9, 2026

See Tines v. … See Russo v.

Troy Kelley v. Department of State

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 11, 2026

Merit Systems Protection Board, 145 F.3d 1480, 1484-85 (Fed. Cir. 1998); Beck v. Department of the Navy, 120 M.S.P.R. 504, ¶ 8 (2014). … See id.; Searcy v.

Makeba Atkins v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 31, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD MAKEBA ATKINS, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, AT-0752-25-1623-I-1 v. … See Mahoney v. U.S. Postal Service, 37 M.S.P.R. 146, 149 (1988).

DeMorris O. Banks v. United States Postal Service

Merit Systems Protection Board · Sep 29, 2016

In Dearsman v. … In Buckser v.

Roberta Vojas v. Office of Personnel Management

Merit Systems Protection Board · Apr 3, 2026

v. … Absent a final decision from OPM, the Board generally lacks jurisdiction over a FERS retirement appeal. Fletcher v.

Daniel F. Herrera v. United States Postal Service

Merit Systems Protection Board · Sep 16, 2016

Banks v. Department of the Air Force, 4 M.S.P.R. 268, 271 (1980). However, the Board will adjudicate a USERRA claim even if the appellant raises it for the first time on review. Henson v. U.S. … When adjudicating a removal appeal on the merits, the Board will consider a USERRA claim as an affirmative defense on the merits under 5 U.S.C. § 7701(c)(2)(C). Brown v. U.S.

Shirley Muhleisen v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 30, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD SHIRLEY MUHLEISEN, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, DE-0353-16-0067-B-2 v. … See Thompson v.

Tracey Powell v. Department of Agriculture

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 3, 2026

In pertinent part, she asserts that the initial decision is inconsistent with the Board’s decision in Stoute v. … The Board in Stoute discussed McCormick v. Department of the Air Force, 307 F.3d 1339, 1342-43 (Fed.

Jeremy Capulong v. Department of Homeland Security

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 22, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD JEREMY CAPULONG, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-0752-24-0591-I-1 v. … See United States v. Henthorn, 931 F.2d 29, 30-31 (9th Cir. 1991). 3 Douglas v.

Mallie Thompson'Mccarley v. U.S. Postal Service

Merit Systems Protection Board · Feb 27, 2026

, v. … See Russo v.

Frederick D. Green v. Office of Personnel Management

Merit Systems Protection Board · Apr 23, 2026

also Henderson v. … See Crosby v. U.S.

Kevin M. Torgersen v. Department of the Army

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 19, 2026

Order at 8 (citing LaBatte v. … Weber v. Department of Justice, 88 M.S.P.R. 345, ¶ 11 (2001).

Nicole D. Taylor v. Department of Commerce

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 2, 2026

Moreover, the Board has relied on the court’s analysis in Hogan in constructive demotion cases where the positions at issue were reclassified. See, e.g., Manlogon v. … The Board lacks jurisdiction to review an agency’s job classification. Saunders v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 757 F.2d 1288, 1290 (Fed. Cir. 1985); Grigsby v.

Luther Sutton v. U.S. Postal Service

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 3, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD LUTHER SUTTON, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-0752-23-0550-I-2 v. … See Tines v.

Marlon Nurse v. Department of Homeland Security

Merit Systems Protection Board · Feb 12, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD MARLON NURSE, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, PH-0752-24-0295-I-1 v. … v.

Chandrika Jemison v. Department of the Army

Merit Systems Protection Board · May 14, 2026

McCray v. Department of the Army, 2023 MSPB 10, ¶ 11; see Smolinski v. Merit Systems Protection Board , 23 F.4th 1345, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2022). … Hessami v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 979 F.3d 1362, 1367, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2020).

Richard Young v. Office of Personnel Management

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jan 21, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD RICHARD YOUNG, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, PH-831M-19-0459-I-1 v … Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association v. Ahuja, 62 F.4th 551 (D.C. Cir. 2023). 4 The appeal was refiled automatically shortly after the Board issued its decision in Moulton.

Terry Girley v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Merit Systems Protection Board · Apr 22, 2026

Although the agency is correct that the Board will not construe the wording of a specification or charge too strictly, see Smith v. … See Crosby v. U.S.