Legal Opinion
Homer L. Pittman, Jr. v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 4, 1987No. 87-3215PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Pittman was a First Technician with the Department of the Army. The agency placed him on enforced leave because he could not safely perform the full range of his regular physical duties, consistent with his medical restrictions. He appealed to the Merit Systems Protec tion Board (MSPB or Board), 33 M.S.P.R. 67, on the ground that a greater-than-14 day suspension had been imposed on him. The Board held that it lacked jurisdiction because the enforced leave was not a disciplinary action. We reverse.
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The employing agency placed Pittman on enforced leave after…
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- Mosely v. Department of the NavyUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
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