Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census v. Federal Labor Relations Authority

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Edward Hanlon, formerly an employee of the Bureau of the Census (the Bureau), was discharged on the grounds, inter alia, that he had lodged an excessive number of administrative and judicial employment actions against the Bureau. Upon receiving an informal, written “record of infraction” from his superiors detailing the charges against him, but before he had received any notification of his proposed removal, Hanlon filed with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against the Bureau, claiming that the record of…