Legal Opinion
Mary Rose Diefenderfer v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 14, 1999No. 98-3404PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Mary Rose Diefenderfer appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) dismissing her appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Because the Board does not have jurisdiction to hear Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) whistle-blower claims, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Ms. Diefenderfer was employed as an Aviation Safety Inspector with the FAA in the Seattle Flight Standards District Office in Renton, Washington. On June 26, 1997, she was reassigned to the position of Aviation Safety Inspector with the Technical Standards Branch in Renton without a reduction in…
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