No. 25-608

Cambra L. Lucas v. Office of Personnel Management

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-law due-process judicial-review merit-systems-protection-board overpayment-recovery statutory-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
Takings DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) violated its statutory jurisdiction and due process obligations by failing to provide adequate notice of the right to challenge federal employee insurance premium overpayments in federal court

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) violated its statutory jurisdiction and due process obligations by failing to provide Petitioner with adequate notice of her right to challenge the validity of federal employee insurance premium overpayments in federal court, as required by the Due Process Clause and Supreme Court precedent. 2. Whether the Federal Circuit erred in affirming MSPB ’s dismissal of Petitioner ’s claims, thereby fore closing judicial review of agency actions affecting sub stantial property interests, contrary to Supreme Court authority and the strong presumption in favor of judi cial review of administrative action. 3. Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals erred by refusing to address, or refer to the appropriate forum, Ms. Lucas ’s colorable statute of limitations defense to the Office of Personnel Management ’s overpayment recovery efforts —despite clear Supreme Court prec edent that statutes of limitations serve as jurisdictional bars to untimely government claims —and whether such refusal violates the Board ’s and the Court ’s obligations to act in accordance with law and afford individuals a meaningful opportunity to assert their rights. 4. Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals violated their statutory and constitutional obligations by failing to consider and apply the Board ’s own controlling prece dent in Arthur I. Martin v. Office of Personnel Manage ment, 97 M.S.P.R. 303 (2004) —which requires recal culation of alleged overpayments subject to a 10-year limitation and reconsideration of waiver requests — ii when adjudicating Petitioner Cambra L. Lucas ’s chal lenge to OPM ’s overpayment recovery efforts, thereby depriving her of the benefit of established Board prac tice, correct jurisdictional analysis, and a meaningful opportunity to assert her rights, in contravention of the Due Process Clause and Supreme Court authority. iii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit No. 2024-2348 Cambra L. Lucas, Petitioner, v. Office of Personnel Management, Respondent Final Opinion: June 27, 2025 Rehearing Denial: August 27, 2025 U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board No. SF-0845-13-0413-C-1 Cambra L. Lucas, Appellant, v. Office of Personnel Management, Agency Final Order: August 22, 2024

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-15
Waiver of OPM of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent OPM to respond filed.
2025-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Cambra L. Lucas
Cambra L. Lucas — Petitioner
Cambra L. Lucas — Petitioner
OPM
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent