Legal Opinion

Franklynn A. Elias v. Department of Defense

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 23, 1997No. 97-3165PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Franklynn A. Elias appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Docket No. SE0831960037-I-1, 1 sustaining the Department of Defense’s determination that Mr. Elias’ request for law enforcement officer service credit was untimely filed. We reverse the decision of the Board and remand for determination of the merits of his claim.

BACKGROUND

After more than thirty years of federal civil service, Mr. Elias retired from his position as a Labor-Management Reports Enforcement Officer with the Department of Labor on September 19,1981. Mr. Elias had previously…

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