Legal Opinion
Elias Covington v. Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 18, 1984No. Appeal 84-976PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board), Case No. DC03518210591. The issue is whether petitioner’s retirement from federal service was deemed voluntary or involuntary, in the context of a reduction-in-force action. The Board held petitioner’s retirement to be voluntary and therefore dismissed his appeal challenging the agency’s action. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the decision of the Board and remand for further proceedings.
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Petitioner Elias Covington is a former GS-13 grade employee of the Community…
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