No. 22-7323

Henry E. Gossage v. Office of Personnel Management, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP
Tags: administrative-law agency-decision civil-procedure due-process freedom-of-information-act jurisdictional-challenge merit-systems-protection-board pro-se-filing standing suitability-determination unusual-circumstances
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-06-22 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this appeal is frivolous

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ; 1. Whether this appeal is frivolous, based on OPM’s new, material, and ao final December 27, 2004, “Request for Suitability Determination’? : . 2. Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, or the U.S. District Court has Statutory Jurisdiction to . Reopen MSPB SE-0731-01-0261-I-2 Final Decision at any time, ; pursuant to 5 U.S.C. §7701(e)(1)(B) or 5 C.F.R. § 1201.118? ; 3. Whether the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Agency’s December 27, 2004, “Request for Suitability Determination” . ; amending OPM’s May 16, 2001 “Request for Suitability : Determination” is new, material, and an undisclosed final : . determination constituting an “unusual or extraordinary ; : ; . circumstances” warranting reopening MSPB ‘ . 4, Whether Henry Gossage’s April 25, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request to OPM disclosing for the first time the Agency’s Amended Decision on December 27, 2004, constitutes an “anusual or extraordinary circumstances” sufficient explanation for the : . untimeliness in seeking an extension of time to file his Pro se brief or . ; the motion? ; : , . oT ; ‘ .

Docket Entries

2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-02
Application (22A1040) denied by Justice Kagan.
2023-06-02
Petitioner complied with order of May 15, 2023.
2023-05-22
Application (22A1040) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of May 15, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2023-05-15
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until June 5, 2023, 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.
2023-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-21
Waiver of right of respondent Office of Personnel Management, et al. to respond filed.
2023-03-20
Motion (22M81) for leave to proceed as a veteran Denied.
2023-02-22
MOTION (22M81) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
2023-02-13
Motion (22M81) for leave to proceed as a veteran filed.
2023-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 19, 2023)

Attorneys

Henry E. Gossage
Henry E. Gossage — Petitioner
Henry E. Gossage — Petitioner
Office of Personnel Management, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent