United States Federal Circuit

Dismissal of petitioner's appeal for lack of jurisdiction in a case involving the termination of petitioner's employment within the judicial branch is affirmed where her prior employment within the executive branch did not provide jurisdiction for an appeal to respondent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/03/2006
• Published 01/03/2006

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frances H. Thompson, of Fort Washington, Maryland, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sara B. Rearden, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, United States Merit Systems Protection Board, of Washington, DC, for respondent.   With her on the brief were Martha B. Schneider, General Counsel, and Rosa Koppel, Deputy General Counsel.