Legal Opinion
John P. Bosley v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 14, 1998No. 98-3165PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner John P. Bosley filed an independent right of action in the Merit Systems Protection Board alleging violations of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA), Pub.L. No. 101-12,103 Stat. 16 (1989). See 5 U.S.C. § 1221(a). The Board dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We conclude that the Board correctly held that it lacked jurisdiction over the acts of alleged reprisal addressed in its opinion, but that other acts of alleged reprisal presented by Mr. Bosley but not addressed by the Board may support jurisdiction. We therefore affirm…
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