Legal Opinion
Arthur P. Rockwell v. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 1, 1986No. Appeal 85-1646APublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
We affirm the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board), Docket No. BN075281F0668, sustaining the removal of Arthur P. Rockwell (Rockwell) from Federal Aviation Administration (Boston Air Route Control Center, Nashua, New Hampshire) for strike participation and unauthorized absence. Moreover, because Rockwell’s appeal raises no issue which is not utterly frivolous, we impose a sanction.
Issues Presented
Rockwell’s principal argument is that his former representative, Richard Leighton, had a “conflict in interest” which he failed to communicate to Rockwell, and which prevented…
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