Romeo M. Rasing v. Department of the Navy

SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Romeo M. Rasing petitions for review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) that dismissed his claim that the Department of the Navy (“Navy” or “agency”) violated his reemployment priority rights after he was separated from the agency in the course of a reduction in force (“RIF”). Rasing v. Dep’t of the Navy, 97 M.S.P.R. 373 (2004) (“Final Decision ”). In an initial decision, the administrative judge (“AJ”) assigned to Mr. Rasing’s ease held that the Board lacked jurisdiction over his claim. Rasing v. Dep’t of the Navy, No.…