United States Federal Circuit

Court rejected plaintiff's application for a retirement annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System because his time spent in the Active Guard Reserve did not interrupt creditable civilian service and because mistaken classification of his employment did not entitle him to benefits for which he would otherwise be unqualified.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2004
• Published 06/22/2004

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, BRYSON, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William Lafferty,Lafferty & Lafferty, of Burlington, MA, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul D. Kovac, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director and Deborah A. Bynum, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Melanie Watson, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, of Washington, DC.