Legal Opinion

Tyler Hopkins, Jr. v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 23, 1984No. Appeal 83-1245PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Hopkins appeals from a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) dismissing his request for attorney fees on the grounds of untimeliness. Additionally, the Department of Justice (Justice) and the MSPB have raised the matter of who is the proper respondent in this and similar cases. Finally, Justice has moved to dismiss on the grounds that Hopkins’ petition constitutes a “mixed” MSPB/discrimi-nation case properly lying in the district court. We have denied Justice’s motion to dismiss, 1 and today we affirm the MSPB on its dismissal for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Joseph F. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF the ARMY, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  2. G.K. Phillips v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
  3. Lawrence R. Rosano v. Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  4. Charles Patrick Meehan v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Roland Spruill v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  2. 55 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1675, 57 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,952 Julio M. Cruz v. Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  3. Krim M. Ballentine v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  4. Norman R. Rowe v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  5. Conforto v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013

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