Coleman v. Department of the Army

*537Pursuant to Rule 178, respondent moves to dismiss petitioner’s appeal of a Merit Systems Protection Board (board) decision (No. AT075299059) on the ground that the petition for review has not been timely filed. We agree with respondent and accordingly must dismiss the petition.

On May 18, 1979, petitioner, a Food Service Worker Leader with the United States Army Medical Department Activity at Martin Army Hospital in Fort Benning, Georgia, was removed from employment because of his repeated absences without leave.

In his appeal to the board, petitioner argued that his attendance problem was…