No. 19-143

Henry E. Gossage v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 5-usc-7701 administrative-appeal civil-rights due-process federal-employment merit-system-protection-board merit-systems-protection-board mspb-jurisdiction office-of-personnel-management preference-eligible-veteran service-connected-disability suitability-determination
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the MSPB lacks jurisdiction over OPM's December 27, 2004 5 C.F.R. § 731 et seq. determination

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question presented: 1. Whether the MSPB lacks jurisdiction . over OPM’s December 27, 2004 5 C.F.R. § 731 et seq. determination, a new and material OPM determination; amending and vacating OPM’s May 16, 2001 suitability charges, disqualification determination, debarment, and reinstating Petitioner’s employment eligibility as a preference eligible veteran pending . MSPB SE-0731-01-0261-I-2 appeal? 7 Ne ii 2. Whether an applicant has NO right to challenge an adverse 5 C.F.R. § 731 et seq. determination, where the original underlying charges are amended or vacated (5 C.F.R. § 731.501), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7701 (a)? 3. Whether the Jurisdiction attaches at the time an appeal is originally filed and is unaffected by the parties’ . subsequent action?

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-22
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-10
Letter received from petitioner September 16, 2019.(Distributed)
2019-09-05
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Henry E. Gossage.
2019-08-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-06
Waiver of right of respondent Merit Systems Protection Board to respond filed.
2019-04-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Henry E. Gossage
Henry E. Gossage — Petitioner
Henry E. Gossage — Petitioner
Merit Systems Protection Board
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent