Legal Opinion
Glenn H. Sims v. Department of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 15, 1983No. 83-628PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS,
Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Glenn H. Sims asks review of the final order (September 28, 1982) of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or board) denying him attorney fees for litigation before the MSPB. We affirm.
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Sims, a civilian employee of the Department of the Navy, was removed on August 31, 1979 from his position as an instrument mechanic at the Naval Weapons Support Center in Crane, Indiana. 1 On appeal to the MSPB, he admitted the substance of the charges but maintained that the penalty of removal was too harsh. The MSPB’s presiding official sustained the agency removal action in…
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