No. 21-7064

Larry Squires v. Merit Systems Protection Board, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights constructive-removal due-process federal-employment-law involuntary-reassignment lentz-v-department-of-the-interior mixed-case-complaint mspb mspb-procedure perry-v-merit-systems-protection-board rehabilitation-act
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-06-23 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

In review of MSPB mixed-case complaints (i.e. constructive removal arising from discrimination), do Federal District Court rules, processes and decisions that separate underlying factual allegations and evidence of discrimination from claims of constructive removal conflict with U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Perry (2017) and Lentz (2017)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. In review of MSPB mixed-case complaints (i.e. constructive removal arising from discrimination), do Federal District Court rules, processes and decisions that separate underlying factual allegations and evidence of discrimination from claims of constructive removal conflict with U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Perry (2017) and Lentz (2017)? 2. Does a forced, involuntary accommodation of a qualified, disabled Federal employee by “Permanent Reassignment as an Accommodation’ rise to the level of involuntariness sufficient to support claims of constructive removal where the employee declined the reassignment as an accommodation, yet he/she was nonetheless reassigned despite having declined, and he/she therefore retired? 3. Does willing and purposeful interference with rights under the Rehab Act and FMLA, otherwise defined as coercion under the FMLA and the Rehab Act, rise to the level of involuntariness sufficient to support claims of constructive removal? : 4. Under Green (2016), does the complaint and limitations period accrue with the MSPB, such as to allow a Federal employee to file a complaint of constructive removal with the MSPB, | immediately upon notice of retirement rather than after the effective date of that retirement? That | is, can a Federal employee file a complaint of constructive removal prior departing, as indicated in | | Green (2016)? | | | , ee On

Docket Entries

2022-06-27
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-06-02
Petitioner complied with order of March 28, 2022.
2022-04-19
Application (21A613) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 2, 2022.
2022-04-12
Application (21A613) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of March 28, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2022-03-28
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until April 18, 2022, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2022-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-03-04
Waiver of right of respondent Merit Systems Protection Board, et al. to respond filed.
2022-02-11
Application (21A406) denied by The Chief Justice.
2022-01-26
Application (21A406) for a stay of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pending disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2022-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Larry Squires
Larry Squires — Petitioner
Merit Systems Protection Board, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent