Bonita Tiffany v. Department of the Navy

ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

Bonita Tiffany (Tiffany) petitions for review of the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board), Nos. CH04328310661 (Dec. 15, 1983) and CH04328310661REM (Mar. 5, 1985), affirming her one grade demotion for unacceptable performance. We affirm.

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As a preliminary matter, we address the question of the proper party respondent herein. This is an appeal from the Board’s final decision under 5 U.S.C. § 7701 (1982). Tiffany named the Department of the Navy, the agency responsible for her demo tion, as respondent. Because Tiffany challenged only the actions and…