Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Merit System Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 4, 2014No. 2014-3058UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Dorothea Barnes (“Ms. Barnes”) appeals a decision of the Merit System Protection Board (“Board”) dismissing her petition for review of the Board’s Initial Decision as untimely. As Ms. Barnes fails to demonstrate that the Board abused its discretion in dismissing her appeal, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On September 7, 2012, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) removed Ms. Barnes from her GS-6 secretary position due to alleged misconduct. Ms. Barnes challenged her removal in an initial appeal to the Board e-filed on October 3, 2012. The Administrative Judge…
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