Ziegler v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Victor Ziegler, Sr. petitioned the Merit Systems Protection Board for review of a 2002 final order that dismissed certain appeals for lack of jurisdiction. The Board concluded that Mr. Ziegler’s petition was filed untimely and that it, therefore, lacked jurisdiction. We affirm the decision of the Board.

Background

This complicated series of litigation began nearly sixteen years ago and now reaches this court for the third time. The rich history of the series of petitions, appeals, and determinations are set out in Ziegler v. Department of the Interior, 70 Fed.Appx. 542, 543 (Fed. Cir. 2003) and…