Idessa Ross v. United States Postal Service

Idessa Ross, an employee of the United States Postal Service, was removed from employment with the service on July 6, 1979. Ross appealed his removal to the Merit System Protection Board on July 25, 1979. An appeals officer of the Board heard the matter in September, and issued his decision on November 2. Thereafter, Ross asked the full Board to review the matter. A year later, on November 20, 1980, the Board declined to review Ross’s appeal on the ground that it failed to meet the criteria for review, and notified Ross that the initial decision would be final five days later. Ross then…