Legal Opinion
Herring v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 18, 2015No. 2013-3170PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Ramona Gill Herring (“Petitioner”) appeals a Final Order of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB” or “Board”), dismissing her appeal as untimely filed without good cause. Because, under the circumstances of this case, the MSPB abused its discretion in determining Ms. Herring had not demonstrated good cause for the untimely filing of her appeal, this court reverses.
Background
In March 2010, Ms. Herring was removed from her position as a cytotechnologist with the Department of the Navy. *1013After her removal, she filed an application for disability retirement…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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