Davis v. Merit Systems Protection Board

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CELESTE H. DAVIS, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 20-cv-2139 v. ) ) Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION ) BOARD, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Celeste H. Davis, a former federal employee at the Department of Health and Human Services, challenged her removal and termination by filing an appeal in front of Defendant, the Merit Systems Protection Board (the “MSPB”). Before the Administrative Judge assigned to the appeal issued an Initial Decision, the Department…