Legal Opinion

Swanson v. United States Postal Service

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 11, 2001No. 01-3112Published

1Per curiam

Gloria A. Swanson seeks review of the March 2, 2000, decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board, Docket No. DE0353990129-I-2, affirming the United States Postal Service’s denial of her request for restoration of employment following her removal for medical inability to perform. We affirm.

We review the board’s decisions under a narrow standard. See Hamel v. President’s Comm’n on Executive Exch., 987 F.2d 1561, 1564 (Fed.Cir.1993). We must affirm absent a showing that a decision of the board is “(1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; (2)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vivien L. Minor v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  2. Deonne R. New v. Department of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  3. Gordon Hamel v. President's Commission on Executive ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993

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