Legal Opinion

John Farrell v. Department of the Interior

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 18, 2002No. 02-3108PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

John Farrell appeals the December 6, 2001, final order of the Merit System Protection Board denying review of his demotion by the United States Park Police for conduct unbecoming an officer. Farrell v. Dep’t of Interior, No. DC-0752-98-B-I, slip op., 90 M.S.P.R. 451 (M.S.P.B. Dec. 6, 2001) (“Final Order”). We conclude that although the Park Police departed from the Table of Penalties in demoting the appellant, such a departure was not unlawful, nor was the demotion unreasonable. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On July 16,1996, Captain Ronald DeAn-gelo of the Park Police found a…

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