Lutz v. United States Postal Service

SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Michael J. Lutz petitions for review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) that denied his petition for enforcement of a settlement agreement between himself and the Unites States Postal Service (“agency”). Lutz v. U.S. Postal Serv., 100 M.S.P.R. 600 (2005) (“Final Decision”). We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

I

Mr. Lutz- was an EAS-15 Postmaster, employed by the agency at its Pleasant, Michigan, post office. In December of 2002, he was removed from the position of Postmaster, was demoted to the position of PS-4 Mailhandler, and was assigned…