Groce v. Department of the Air Force

LINN, Circuit Judge.

Bobbette Groce seeks review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) dismissing her appeal from the denial of her petition to withdraw her resignation for lack of jurisdiction. See Groce v. Dept. of the Air Force, No. DC-0752-099-0644-I-1 (Merit Sys. Prot. Bd. Feb. 17, 2000). Because substantial evidence supports the Board’s finding that Groce’s resignation was voluntary, and not the result of adverse action on the part of her employing agency, we hold that the Board does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine Groce’s petition. Thus, we…