Case law

Wade Puttbrese v. Small Business Administration

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jan 29, 2026

Petition for Review (PFR) File, Tabs 1, 5, 7; 2 Initial Appeal File, Tab 13, Initial Decision at 3-6; see Maddox v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 759 F.2d 9, 10 (Fed. … Cir. 1985) (stating that the Board’s jurisdiction is limited to those matters over which it has been given jurisdiction by law, rule, or regulation); see also Broughton v.

RaShonda Lowry-Heinzinger v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 23, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD RASHONDA M. LOWRY-HEINZINGER, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-0752-25-1214-I-1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Glennell Turner v. Office of Personnel Management

Merit Systems Protection Board · Feb 19, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD GLENNELL Y TURNER, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, DA-0843-24-0567-I-1 v … See, e.g., Bascom v.

Frank Pyrdeck v. Department of the Navy

Merit Systems Protection Board · Feb 20, 2025

Johnson v. U.S. Postal Service, 67 M.S.P.R. 573, 577 (1995); Maddox v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 759 F.2d 9, 10 (Fed. Cir. 1985). … An appellant must receive explicit information on what is required to establish Board jurisdiction. Burgess v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 758 F.2d 641, 643-44 (Fed. Cir. 1985); Burwell v.

Colleen F. Blailes v. Department of the Army

Merit Systems Protection Board · Apr 29, 2026

BLAILES, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-0752-23-0060-I-1 1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Ana Goswick v. Department of Defense

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 26, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ANA LUZ GOSWICK, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-315H-24-0506-I-1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Jonathan Bolton v. Department of the Air Force

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 26, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD JONATHAN DAVID BOLTON, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, AT-315H-24-0823-I-1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Wilbur Anderson v. Department of the Navy

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jan 23, 2026

On petition for review, the appellant contends that one of the cases cited in the initial decision, Hardy v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 13 F.3d 1571, 1575 (Fed. … Penna v. U.S. Postal Service, 118 M.S.P.R. 355, ¶ 13 (2012); see also Wren v. Department of the Army, 2 M.S.P.R. 1, 2 (1980), aff’d, 681 F.2d 867 (D.C. Cir. 1982).

Walter Glover v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jan 21, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD WALTER GLOVER, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, CH-315H-24-0279-I-1 v. … Because the Board lacks jurisdiction over this probationary termination appeal, it cannot consider the merits of the appeal. See Schmittling v. Department of the Army, 219 F.3d 1332, 1337 (Fed.

Manuel A. Haro Rico v. Department of Defense

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 13, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD MANUEL ALEJANDRO HARO RICO, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-315H-24-0538-I-1 v. … Russo v.

Gabriel Affonso v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 10, 2026

AFFONSO, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-0752-25-0010-I-1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you  5 receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v.

Michael Fitzpatrick v. Department of Commerce

Merit Systems Protection Board · Mar 30, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD MICHAEL FITZPATRICK, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, DC-1221-21-0423-P-1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Jeffrey Meineke v. Department of the Army

Merit Systems Protection Board · Jun 12, 2026

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD JEFFREY PAUL MEINEKE, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, PH-0752-25-0771-I-2 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Abdelaziz El Hiyane v. Department of Defense

Merit Systems Protection Board · Feb 4, 2026

See Simmons v. Small Business Administration, 115 M.S.P.R. 647, ¶ 12 (2011); Noble v. U.S. Postal Service, 93 M.S.P.R. 693, ¶¶ 8, 11 (2003). … See Panter v.

Ron Gatewood v. Office of Personnel Management

Merit Systems Protection Board · May 14, 2026

GATEWOOD, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, DE-0831-23-0116-I-1 v. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Dean Powell v. U.S. Postal Service

Merit Systems Protection Board · Apr 6, 2026

POWELL, DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, SF-0752-24-0518-I-1 v. U.S. … Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit), within 30 calendar days after you receive this decision. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, 582 U.S. 420 (2017).

Robert A. Bohinski v. Department of the Navy

Merit Systems Protection Board · Dec 9, 2025

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD ROBERT ALAN BOHINSKI SR., DOCKET NUMBER Appellant, PH-300A-20-0013-P-1 v. … See, e.g., Farquhar v. Department of the Air Force, 82 M.S.P.R. 454, 459 (1999). Here, the appellant’s underlying appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, and the Board affirmed that decision. Bohinski v.

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

Merit Systems Protection Board · Feb 27, 2026

, v. … See Russo v.

Special Counsel ex rel. Debbie White v. Department of Defense

Merit Systems Protection Board · Nov 18, 2016

In contrast, a precedential decision issued as an Opinion and Order has been identified by the Board as significantly contributing to the Board’s case law. … The Board may grant the extension for any period of time that it considers appropriate. 5 U.S.C. § 1214(b)(1)(B); Special Counsel ex rel. Waddell v.

Ralph Aguirre v. Department of the Army

Merit Systems Protection Board · Apr 16, 2026

See Stephen v. … See Lachance v. Devall, 178 F.3d 1246, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 1999).