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Clarke v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Dec 11, 2015
623 F. App'x 1016 (Fed. Cir. 2015)

Opinion

2014-3103

12-11-2015

COLIN CLARKE, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Intervenor

JOYCE E. KITCHENS, Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC, Atlanta, GA, for petitioner. TANYA KOENIG, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent. Also represented by JOYCE R. BRANDA, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., ALLISON KIDD-MILLER. KATRINA LEDERER, Office of the General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, for intervenor. Also represented by BRYAN G. POLISUK. GREGORY GIACCIO, United States Office of Special Counsel, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae United States Office of Special Counsel. Also represented by CAROLYN N. LERNER, ERIC BACHMAN, LOUIS LOPEZ.


NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. NY-1221-10-0226-W-2, NY-1221-11-0169-W-2.

JUDGMENT

JOYCE E. KITCHENS, Kitchens New Cleghorn LLC, Atlanta, GA, for petitioner. TANYA KOENIG, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent. Also represented by JOYCE R. BRANDA, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., ALLISON KIDD-MILLER. KATRINA LEDERER, Office of the General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, for intervenor. Also represented by BRYAN G. POLISUK. GREGORY GIACCIO, United States Office of Special Counsel, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae United States Office of Special Counsel. Also represented by CAROLYN N. LERNER, ERIC BACHMAN, LOUIS LOPEZ. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 11, 2015

Date

/s/ Daniel E. O'Toole

Daniel E. O'Toole

Clerk of Court


Summaries of

Clarke v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Dec 11, 2015
623 F. App'x 1016 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
Case details for

Clarke v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

Case Details

Full title:COLIN CLARKE, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent…

Court:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Date published: Dec 11, 2015

Citations

623 F. App'x 1016 (Fed. Cir. 2015)

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