Legal Opinion
Stanley Sterner v. Department of the Army
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 5, 1983No. Appeal 60-82PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH,
Circuit Judge.
Petitioner appeals from the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board) denying his petition for attorney’s fees under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. We affirm.
I
Petitioner was a computer operator with the Department of the Army. He was removed, effective February 23, 1981, on the basis of five charges of misconduct. Petitioner admitted two of the charges — falsely using his superior’s name to obtain priority for a project and briefly leaving the computer center unattended in connection with a Christmas party — and he denied the other three.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- George Foster v. The Honorable Daniel J. Boorstin, Librarian of Congress, the Library of CongressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by49 opinions
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