Legal Opinion
Robert D. Alexander v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1999No. 97-2131PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Robert Alexander, appeals the district court’s decision affirming the order of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) that he be removed from his employment with the State of Michigan for violation of the Hatch Political Activity Act (Hatch Act), 5 U.S.C. § 1502(a)(3). The Board found plaintiff violated the Hatch Act by being a candidate in a partisan election while principally employed "with the Michigan Department of Social Services (DSS) in the Medicaid Program. 1 On appeal, Alexander argues that the district court failed to properly…
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