Legal Opinion

Thaddeus J. Kochanny v. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 29, 1982No. Appeal 26-81PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIES, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Thaddeus J. Kochanny, appeals his removal by the Department of the Treasury, effective May 11, 1979, from his position with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF). The removal was a result of the agency’s dissatisfaction with petitioner’s performance in each of three “critical elements” of his position. Initially, the agency sought to remove petitioner pursuant to Chapter 43 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Pub.L. 95-454, 92 Stat. 1121, codified at 5 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq. (Supp. V 1981). During the pendency of an appeal and as a result of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Department of the Navy v. William E. WardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  3. Frederick A. R. Drew v. U. S. Department of the Navy and Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. Ollie M. Darby and William Gonzales v. Internal Revenue Service and Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Albert J. Lovshin v. Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  2. Douglas A. Brook, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Eugene J. Corrado, and Washington Area Metal Trades CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
  3. Alfonso Debose v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  4. Gordon R. True v. Office of Personnel ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  5. Elinor R. Bacon v. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985

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