Legal Opinion
J. Patrick Heelen v. Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 28, 1998No. 97-3413PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
J. Patrick Heelen was an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of the Department of Commerce (Department). On February 29, 1996, the Department notified Mr. Heelen of its plans to abolish his position as part of a reorganization of OGC. On May 24, 1996, the Department eliminated Mr. Heelen’s position. Because he was in the excepted service,' Mr. Heelen had no assignment rights and was removed. He appealed his removal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board). Because the Department did not provide substantial evidence that OGC properly conducted the…
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