United States Federal Circuit

Merit Systems Protection Board had jurisdiction to hear appeal where appellant made non-frivolous assertions that his resignation was involuntary and coerced in retaliation for protected disclosures under the Whistleblower Protection Act, and he did not waive his right to a hearing on the merits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2002
• Published 05/17/2002

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and DYK, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynne K. Zusman,Lynne K. Zusman and Associates, of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Virginia M. Lum, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With her on the brief were Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Harold Lester, Assistant Director.