United States Federal Circuit

The former spouse of a former employee is not entitled to a survivor annuity under 5 USC 8341 unless he or she is a former spouse of a deceased employee, Member of Congress, annuitant, or former Member of Congress, and not merely a former employee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2001
• Published 05/01/2001

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, LOURIE, and RADER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan G. McGirt, Cheshire, Parker, Schneider Wells & Bryan, of Raleigh, NC, argued, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wanda Rubianes-Collazo, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued, for respondent.   With her on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director, and Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Murray M. Meeker, Trial Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, of Washington, DC.