United States Federal Circuit

MSPB's properly dismissed the claim of an employee, removed due to disorderly conduct charges and failure to follow authorized instructions, where the employee made an informed decision to grieve her removal, thereby waiving her right to appeal to the Board.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/06/2006
• Published 01/06/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry A. Gomberg, Barry A. Gomberg & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, for petitioner.


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