Leonard L. Nelson v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MICHEL. Concurring and dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.

MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

Leonard L. Nelson appeals from the June 1,1995 decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board), Nelson v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp., 68 M.S.P.R. 1 (1995), dismissing his petition for review as untimely filed. The appeal was submitted for decision on the briefs on February 6, 1996. Because the Board did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the petition for review in light of Nelson’s failure to demonstrate that good cause existed to excuse its…