William F. Grigsby and the National Weather Service Employees Organization v. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Weather Service

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

In this civilian removal case, petitioner Grigsby appeals from the ruling of an arbitrator sustaining Grigsby’s removal from his position with the National Weather Service. We affirm.

Issues

The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether Grigsby was a probationary employee at the time of his removal and, therefore, was not entitled to the benefit of procedures provided in 5 U.S.C. § 7513 and 5 C.F.R. § 752.404. In determining whether Grigsby was a probationary employee, we must consider the effect on his employment status of clerical errors allegedly…