Legal Opinion
Lentz v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 12, 2017No. 2017-1285PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Chase M. Lentz appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or “Board”), holding that his resignation from federal employment was a voluntary act and not a constructive discharge. We vacate the Board’s decision, as based on incorrect evidentiary procedures including the inappropriate application of collateral estoppel. We remand to the MSPB for redetermination of the issue of constructive discharge.
Background
Mr. Lentz entered federal service in 2002, and at the times here relevant was employed as a botanist with the Bureau of Land Management of the…
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