Legal Opinion

George Noble v. Tennessee Valley Authority

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided December 22, 1989No. 88-3436PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

This petition for review arises from the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board), Docket No. AT03518810283 (June 24, 1988), sustaining the separation of George Noble by reduction-in-force (RIF) from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

A. Noble, a “preference eligible” as defined by 5 U.S.C. § 2108 (1988), was employed by the TVA at its Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Hollywood, Alabama, until August 30, 1985, when he and eighteen other cement masons in his competitive level were separated by RIF. Noble challenged his separation by filing an Equal…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Joseph F. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF the ARMY, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  2. Neal Kenneth Maddox v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  3. Donald R. Manning v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  4. Elder v. BrannanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. David M. Thomas v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. James N. Stephens v. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary, James N. Stephens v. Terry S. Coleman, Isabel P. DunstCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Clarence Seay, Jr. v. Tennessee Valley Authority Craven CrowellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  3. Taydus v. CisnerosDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
  4. Payne v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1991
  5. George Noble v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989

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