Legal Opinion
Morse v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 1, 2010No. 2010-3030PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Chief Judge.
The Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) dismissed the petition of Craig Steven Morse for lack of jurisdiction. The petition alleged that the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) violated Mr. Morse’s veterans’ preference rights when it declined to waive its maximum entry age requirement in connection with his application for employment as a Federal Air Marshal. Because the TSA is exempt from section 3330a of Title 5, which provides Board appeal rights for preference eligible veterans, this court affirms.
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Mr. Morse is a ten-point preference eligible veteran. On…
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- Franca C. Monasteri v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
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