Legal Opinion
Thomas B. Frederick v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 4, 1996No. 95-3194PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Thomas B. Frederick petitions for review of the December 7, 1994 final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Docket No. DE0752920467-I-1, holding that he violated the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b) (1994), and sustaining the agency’s 21-day suspension. Because the board’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence and was not in accordance with law, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service (the agency), employed Frederick as a Patrol Agent In Charge at the Sonoita, Arizona Border…
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