Legal Opinion
John W. Ballard v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1985No. 84-5464PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COHN, District Judge.
Under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, P.L. 95-454, most federal employees may appeal adverse employment decisions to the Merit Systems Protection Board (the Board) and then to federal court. 1 The Act sets forth special procedures for processing “mixed” cases, 2 that is, cases which include allegations of discrimination. See 5 U.S.C. § 7702. In a mixed case a federal employee adversely affected by a decision of the Board may seek review in a federal district court and have the facts tried de novo. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2); see Williams v. Department of the Army, 715…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rubin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- New York State Department of Social Services v. DublinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Joseph F. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF the ARMY, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Robert C. Bannert v. American Can CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Irvin H. Hilliard v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Alexander Blaney v. United States of America, United States Air Force, Lin BartuccaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Jose Gomez v. Department of the Air Force, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Andrew L. Tolliver v. James Deniro, Director of Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- James v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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