Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 19, 2015No. 2015-3018UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.
McCarthy Barnes, Jr. (“Barnes”) appeals from the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board”) dismissing his petition for review as untimely filed without a showing of good cause for the delay. Barnes v. Dep’t of Defense, No. DC-0752-13-0357-1-1, 2014 WL 5410842, 2014 MSPB LEXIS 6039 (M.S.P.B. Sept. 3, 2014) (“Final Order”). Because the Board abused its discretion in reaching this decision, we reverse.
Background
Barnes was a police officer with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (“PFPA” or “the agency”) at the Department of Defense. Barnes v. Dep’t of…
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