Equal Employment Opportunity Commission March 1999 casesVictor Guarin, George Alvarez, )June E. Briand, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William R. Dever, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alice M. DeFriese, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Agency.Devin Duncan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steve O. Banks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Manuel R. Muro, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harriet C. Keenan, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Michael E. Hoover, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victoria Guarnieri, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Courtney R. Johnson, Appellant, v. Joseph D. Duffey, Director, United States Information Agency, Agency.Daniel J. Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Curtis F. Perry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas G. Willard, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Henry J. Gordon, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Faye A. Sepentzis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rosalee Walker, et al., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David L. Dollison, Sr., )Tina M. Segarra, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert P. Nemitz, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration)) _________________________________)Edward J. Reynolds, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Areas) Agency.Thomas E. Boudreau, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yolanda C. Nieves-Parrilla, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Agency.Semra P. Tainatongo, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Richard T. Stack, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Viola K. Cooper, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.John T. Battle, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Peter Vlastelica, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Timothy Fernandez, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Joanne S. Silko, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sheila Smith, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration)) Agency.Dennis R. Maschak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alice B. Ford, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Mitchell J. Narzem, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.George A. Friday, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ismael Rivera-Silva, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Asghar Haqq, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.___________________________, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Christine Yancey, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Doris M. Morrison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.June E. Briand, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Debra Moulton, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Ronald D. Larson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyPhyllis M. Parker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen E. Meacham, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Yava Harris-Thompson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Areas) Agency.Alan K. Washabaugh, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Richard S. Smith, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Agency.Donald O. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Areas), Agency.Shirley Niles, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Magdalene K. Banks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary F. Malone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cecelia Golden, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ruben Arreola, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gale Ferguson-Hollowell, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Federal Bureau of Prisons) Agency.Stephen J. Pendrak, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Clara I. Clark, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Courtney R. Johnson, Appellant, v. Joseph D. Duffey, Director, United States Information Agency, Agency.Luisa J. Farias, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Anthony Pallante, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeannie C. Hernandez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty L. Wright, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gerald C. Lewis, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Magruder Taylor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Odell A. Hawkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alex L. Ethridge, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie A. Blige, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Isidor Meza, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah Treschitta, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Shirley E. Sword, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Amy L. Altimus, Appellant, William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Derwin A. McGee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bonnie M. George, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cemille P. Parker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region) Agency.William R. Pilgrim, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James T. Cooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annedore N. Mongere, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Benzena M. Brown, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Marvin R. Wilson, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Joseph C. Kremski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (NE/NY Region), Agency.Robert L. Daugherty, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edward J. Dixon, Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Margaret L. Napier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rose M. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert D. Wagener,) Petitioner,) ) v.) Petition No. 03980138 ) MSPB No. SF-0752-97-0501-I-2 F. Whitten Peters,) Acting Secretary,) Department of the Air Force,) Agency.)Robert R. Mejia, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Jerome J. Mingo, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Douglas H. Stup, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marion E. Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kevin Bodnar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Valerie Downey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Benjamin Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose A. Flores, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah Kartley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janice D. Felton, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Nabil S. Makary, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Denise M. Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael W. Johnson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ronald I. Nance, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Kathleen Walczak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stanley J. Weslowski, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kevin Krieger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.David L. Dollison, Sr., )Paula J. Hall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara A. Maravent, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert R. Sutton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Calvin West, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Daniel J. Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kacci Tuggey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Southeast/Southwest Region Agency.James J. Christopher, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon L. McNulty, Appellant, v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Education, Agency.Melvin Cochran, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W.) Agency.Mario A. Coronado, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Isidor Meza, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Priscilla Stevens, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Marcella Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Gerald L. Flunder, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Karen Stopa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas G. Willard, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Althea M. Gamble, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Elena G. Ostonal, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army & Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Robert L. Boyd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose A. Flores, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Angelo Finocchiaro, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Johnie B. Hammons, Appellant, v. Andrew Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Robert C. Bach, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, (National Park Service), Agency.Mercedes Maestu, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joe L. Ruiz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Rodney Haberman, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, Agency.Ernest G. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John L. Goza, Jr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Edith Carpenter Appellant, v. James L. Witt Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, AgencyRoxanna M. Taylor, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Frances Zah, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Andre D. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Debra P. Taylor, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Bobby S. Shivar, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Joseph Cosentino, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jamie S. Gindling, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Robert R. Sutton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy Brady, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Estela B. Aguilar, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Agnes M. Accristo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie Blakemore, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Fran J. Wolf, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Charles A. Thurston, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Parnard Johnson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Richard Mares,) Appellant,) v.) Louis Caldera,) Secretary,) Department of the Army,) Agency.)Kevin L. Vick, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Northeast/New York Metro Region) Agency.Debbie Reynolds, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Daphne Burke, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Marsha L. Spears, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/ Mid West Areas) Agency.Thomas C. Doyle, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Areas), Agency.Lester Friedlander, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Julius Garcia Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Marcelino S. Santos, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, U.S. Department of Navy, Agency.Richard D. Poquette, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa Ann E. Hoffman, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Agency.Paul W. Roshio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wolodymyr A. Skrypka, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn A. Wilson, Appellant, Agency No. AR000940575 F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Wanda J. Harris, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Joan W. Holt, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Michael E. Gray, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gordon Bentley, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Dean Sunde, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Frank Ranft, Appellant, v. Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Linda A. Seth, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry G. Schlosser, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald T. Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Area), Agency.Thomas W. Edwards, ) 05970492 05970493Betty L. Wright, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Blaine L. Blank, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jan L. Fleming, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Kathleen M. Schiro, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry Abbey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marvin E. Simmons, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest areas), Agency.Paula Baxter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Rita J. Boiani, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Areas)) Agency.Jules D. Pearlstein, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Pacific/Western Agency.Margaret Wright, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lisa M. Zarrelli, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marilyn Ranger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David D. Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brian L. Mitchell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Remigio I. Agustin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kelly J. Murphy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joy L. Mattison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn A. Bibby, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William E. Richards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Thelma J. Sands, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Glenn Madison, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Wanda F. Jackson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Wolodymyr A. Skrypka, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald B. Poole, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph L. Kinnison, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Department of the Interior, (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Agency.Kathy J. Hersey, Appellant, v. James Lee Witt, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Agency.Higinio Elizondo, Jr., Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Tom J. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis T. Whooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis T. Whooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Terry Hightower, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Susan M. Kubiak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Greg E. Conde, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Teresa Q. McClellan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Devin Duncan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David L. Dollison, Sr., )Laura Hagins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louella M. Scott-Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sedelta D. Verble, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Bryce C. Webster, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Douglas C. Liberato, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ruby Starr, Appellant, F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Lois W. Shoemaker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ancheta L. Rolando, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Constance E. Brooks, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems Agency), Agency.Debra V. Hunt Appellant, v. William J. Henderson Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast/New York Metro Areas), Agency.Fran J. Wolf, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Frank A. Barone, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency,) Agency.Thomas J. Loos, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Agency.Kathleen E. Meacham, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Ronald A. Volpone, Appellant, Caldera, 9412E0710 Secretary, Department of the Army, 100-95-7590X Agency.Milton E. Hill, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Mark A. Haines, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kelly Hormanski, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Hubert Williams, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eric J. Peterson, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Deborah C. Hamberger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ismael Rivera-Silva, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph R. Pisano, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martin L. Stringer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.____________________, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Karen Stopa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.______________, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Keith Wilson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra J. Pruneda, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Gary D. Lewis, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Agency.Ian MacConnell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerome Crockett, Appellant, v. 4F-940-1014-95 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Neila A. Healy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sheri J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jesse L. Diggs, Jr., Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, (National Institute of Health), Agency.Rebecca A. Hoffman, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Richard A. Kidd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clark Heins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janie I. Banal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, S.E/S.W. Agency.Bobby Abraham, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Charles Woods, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), AgencyVenita Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Norbert C. Tagge, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (DLA), Agency.David P. Kaohi, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyLouise Frage, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast/N.Y. Metro Area), Agency.Dellwin Jenkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Renee McKinney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.G. Diane Queen, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ulysses Turnage, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Henry H. Coleman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Kimberly Kelly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Inocencio A. Sartaguda, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.March 17, 1999Lamon Grier, Jr., Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Quentin Federman, Appellant, D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.John Meehan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard A. Hilton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Melissa J. McGinty, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeffrey M. Jones, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Lawrence B. Whitener, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ferdinand Readeaux, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alan G. Woolsey, Appellant, v. Richard J.Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Walter J. Bailey, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.DeAnn Drake, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Robert O'Brein, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Areas), Agency.Virginia Y. Morata, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Scott P. Watts, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.Douglas H. Stup, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leo D. Cain, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty A. Keosayian, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Helen Spurling, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Roy A. Shobert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William C. Hall, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Marston Schultz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyColleen Murphy, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Robert A. Cantrell, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Erma J. Brooks, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Maura E. Bockrath, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Nabil S. Makary, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Betty Briggs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nickless G. Kirby, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Claude Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karen M. Arnold, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Alberto Almeida Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas) Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Boyd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas P. Bezelik, Appellant, v. Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.Robin L. Reddick, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Allegheny/Mid-Atl Agency.Alfred E. Stephens, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Sandra J. Pruneda, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Isidor Meza, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas J. Hoffman, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Winifred M. Ferrall, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Stuart S. Deutsch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Emanuel L. Acree, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Isidor Meza, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan M. Kubiak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alan Lipari, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency) Agency.Brian D. Leigh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Princess D. Murphy, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jamie S. Gindling, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Manuel R. Muro, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nevada H. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Javier A. Villanueva, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thelma J. Sands, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Patricia Niemann, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Layne Arnold, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Michael Grim, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, S.E./S.W. Agency.Jose A. Flores, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis Y. Lisoyo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia A. Dumas, Appellant, v. Andrew Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Daniel J. Berthelot, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cheryl L. Boyd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Helen A. Vega-Martinez, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Agency.James Magruder, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Shawn W. Clarkson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Bradford McDonald Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Areas), Agency.William J. Rodriguez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arleen Hines, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda M. Ford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christine House, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas O. Ward, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Guy Denoia, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Flate Wright, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Area) Agency.Linda A. Seth, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark G. Zyst, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Althea M. Gamble, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Lois W. Shoemaker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shawn A. White, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Robert M. Diaz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western), Agency.Betty L. Pealy, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jovaunda L. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Areas) Agency.Surjit S. Grewal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis Schneider, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Sandra J. Pruneda, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Walter C. Bright Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Geoffrey D. Estes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cheryll Saba, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid-West Region) Agency.Irvin Bloom, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Horace Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Mirlin Toomer, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Intelligence Agency), Agency.Esther F. Soto, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Louis C. Snead, Appellant, Appeal No. 01964068 No. 96-4 Alexis M. Herman, Chairman, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agency.Loletha D. Hale, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary Ellen A. Roberson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Services), Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lori S. Fernandez, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Marshall Dukes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Areas) Agency.Lionel Waller, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Nanette Desiree, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Jeannie Columbia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald Hunt, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, Agency.Dorothea Massie, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George Goodson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Judy Holland, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Antonia Pruneda, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Princess D. Murphy, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Linda L. Klamm, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Linda A. Modetz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Eric J. Peterson, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Randolph S. Peschl, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Andra Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ahmed H. Ahmed, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Joseph Cosentino, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daphne Burke, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Thomas Gomez, Appellant, v. Agency No. LLM-95-045 Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Margaret L. Napier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leslie A. Card, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary S. Dowling, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Sheri J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Timothy M. Bussey, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.David L. Odom, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ulysses Turnage, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Alton O. Epinger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerome L. Bell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Randall Bowen, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Greg E. Conde, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Karen Y. Whitlow, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Michael J. Layson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Philip C. Moon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sidney Fulwood, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.James E. McAuliffe, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephen J. Zarski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, U. S. Postal Service, AgencyItanion Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Pacific/Western Agency.Sandra Lozado-Boulware, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Harold Lee, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Barbara Janak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah Treschitta, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ellen E. Spillane, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Nathaniel F. Lissimore Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Novella V. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen M. Mucerino, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Victor E. Vigil Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Vivian P. Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy J. Bradix, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty Briggs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ruth Ann Davis, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyJames A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peggy S. Hobbs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rachel H. Ehrlich, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of Treasury, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Amy L. Altimus, Appellant, William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Remigio I. Agustin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Joseph Muccitelli, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mario R. Iglehart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyVictoria S. Hillman,) Appellant,) v.) William J. Henderson,) Postmaster General,) United States Postal Service,) Agency.)Randy K. Fencher, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Peggy Brumfield, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert Damron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elaine Trang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Jeani Bozzone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture,) Agency.Sherry L. Dees, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Douglas M. Walker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ralph Ransom, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy Agency.Steven M. Vivolo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Alfred F. Jackson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Melvin F. Daniels, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Monique M. Laverdure, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Peter D. O'Connor, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Russell S. Price, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Domingo Soto, Appellant, v. Harris Wofford, President & Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National Service, Agency.Edward W. Henry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Henry J. Gordon, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Carol L. Love, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Federal Bureau of Investigation),) Agency.Michael L. Arvin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven W. Vandesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harry G. Martin, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Thomas D. Kuykendall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Curtis Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lewis R. Rowe, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Russell A. Todd, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.G. Diane Queen, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Gerald F. Kingsley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janet Bell, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Sandra J. Pruneda, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Estevan Gonzales, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerry B. James, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara J. Gimbel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles E. Benard, Appellant, William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army & Air Force Exchange, Service), Agency.James J. Christopher, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara M. Corne, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra F. Adams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Patrick A. Brewer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda L. Klamm, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Bertha Ward-Jenkins, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Mitchell T. Crouther, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Robert S. Summers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Earl Randall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bruce Dean, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wilda L. Grant, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Larry Abbey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Raymond J. Monson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael W. Welch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary Ellen A. Roberson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Services), Agency.Magdalene K. Banks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth L. Harrigan, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Leslie H. Pysell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mavion O. Moore, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region) Agency.Wolodymyr A. Skrypka, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan A. Goldblatt, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, ______________________________)Dennis Anaya, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Mirna Arias, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael A. Sands, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John Conklin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wilson J. Roberts, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jack J. Lombardo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great Lakes/Mid-West Area), Agency.Phillip F. Tuman, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ronald P. Jackson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Edward L. Hill, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Bonnie E. Boyd, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Sheri J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eleazar Vera, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Larry D. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Milinda D. Carter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary T. Lester, Appellant, v. J. Brian Atwood, Administrator, Agency for International Development (AID), Agency.Ruth L. Morrow, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Silvia Valdez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert Cooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Evelyn J. Watkins Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Christine Yancey, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Sarah D. Pearce, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Patrick Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Neila A. Healy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Parnard L. Johnson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Douglas H. Stup, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kelly J. Murphy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty Jo Jackson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elizabeth Tillman Cammon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nabil S. Makary, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Lamont Q. McGriff, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard A. Byrd, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration) Agency.Robert L. Smith, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Elijah M. Daniels, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Judith G. Rittmeister, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Alfred E. Stephens, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Stuart S. Deutsch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leo D. Cain, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janice D. Felton, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Vernon Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Lawanda Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George C. McCoy, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Donald W. Skinner, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Dep't of Defense, Agency.Winifred M. Ferrall, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Loretta P. Langford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eugene Hunter, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Estela B. Aguilar, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Kelly J. Murphy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Craig A. Bobby, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan M. Devine, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Deborah Biesbrock, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy Agency.Robert E. Adamson, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.John R. Wagner, Appellant, v. Agency No. 3-S-0217-88 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David J. Phillips, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bettie J. Conley, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Helen D. Trippe, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Thomas E. Ballard, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.David Sity Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Agency.Lorraine V. Motta, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Bonita H. Elston, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mark A. Jones, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Robert Bach, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.David D. Smith, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gloria Meyer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victoria Guarnieri, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alice M. Lumpkin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jack R. Williams, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.William R. Dever, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marcia J. Neal, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Justine Conway, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Robert L. Boyd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Walter J. McKinley, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Felicia C. Barone, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Calvin Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Donna L. Combs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dale Nehl, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Frank L. Farrow, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.June E. Briand, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, States Postal Service, Agency.Craig D. Renschler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Robert E. Feinzig, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Artis D. Waters, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James N. Murley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur L. Everhart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alick R. Shang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joanie M. Hornsby, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Quackenbush, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Louis C. Snead, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Chairman, Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agency.Diane L. Shepherd, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Klain W. Garriga, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Peter D. O'Connor, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Caroline L. Caleb, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.William V. Neria, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Linda K. Mellinger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven Ayala, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stanley B. Idlebird, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Emma L. Henderson, Appellant, v. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer, Government Printing Office, Agency.Robert A. Rose, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Douglas M. Walker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda J. Alston, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/ Mid West Areas) Agency.Samuel P. Calomo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara Janak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Helen L. Phillips, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Leslie A. Card, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia J. Coppage, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jessie B. Hayes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All/Mid-Atlantic Region) Agency.Eugene Lindsey, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jacquelyne S. Robinson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Deborah E. Scott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Reba E. Modena, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.George A. Szczech, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert G. Holmes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frances Zah, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Terry McCormick, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William Gray, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Estate of Robert E. Routson, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Reba E. Modena, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Paul Hall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joy L. Mattison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul W. Roshio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Doris G. Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George W. Dawson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John C. Braue, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joann Shepherd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William E. Moore, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Don Limin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Constance E. Brooks, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems Agency), Agency.Joann Shepherd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert W. Plympton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christopher Swanson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary Christian, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Area),) Agency.Robert E. Feinzig, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lewis R. Rowe, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Richard J. Butler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leonard Jelks, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James R. Baytes, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Sylvester L. Stewart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant,) ) v.) Appeal Nos. 01984460, 01985117 ) 01986723, 01986726 William J. Henderson,) Agency Nos. 4-G-770-0098-97 Postmaster General,) 4-G-770-0448-98 United States Postal Service,) 4-G-770-0565-98 Agency.Christine Sullivan, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Raymond J. Manson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rose M. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernis E. Hickman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julia Pettis, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Bradford McDonald Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eva Salaiz, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Leon A. Puissegur, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carol A. Meadows, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ozie L. Ryals, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James T. Cooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William R. McGhee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David L. Bupp, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Martin L. Stringer Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service, AgencyRobert L. Perry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Naomi Pena, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest areas), Agency.Steven M. Schwartz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Francisco Perez, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James Coleman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/ Mid West), Agency.Michael Nghiem, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Pearlie Watson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Alick R. Shang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Priya D. Lal, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gladys M. Rodgriguez, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jody K. George, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark G. Zysk, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Milagros Del Rio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theodore Barath, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joanne Sullivan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roland E. Starr, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James Coleman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alvin L. Burgess, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elijah M. Daniels, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark A. Haines, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ruth L. Morrow, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Larice Cooper, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Michael F. Upton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jimmy S. Pollock, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.______________________________ Joe W. Boren, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Collie C. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lewis H. Kelly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Allegheny/Mid-Atl, Agency.Lois S. Strome, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Gloria Meyer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Francis Kelly, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Agency.Larry D. Quinn, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Harriet C. Keenan, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Melissa J. McGinty, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael W. Welch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annedore N. Mongere, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Brian L. Mitchell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Giselle Bradley, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Daniel J. O'Bryan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Gary Impson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Al DiVincenzo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carey L. Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clarence J. Weahkee, Appellant, Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, (Bureau of Indian Affairs) Agency.Marilyn E. Lynch, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Marilyn L. Ferguson Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Bonnie M. George, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kurt J. Hildebrandt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul W. Collier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alma D. Barrett-Roberson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid-Western Area),) Agency.Diane L. Shepherd, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ruben Arreola, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Bernis E. Hickman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Wylie D. Nichols, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Laurine A. Anderson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.John T. Schaefer, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Jerome L. Bell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary D. Lewis, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Agency.______________________________ Cynthia M. Reynolds, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region) Agency.Fred Murillo, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Albert A. Hernandez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert D. Patterson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Loretta A. Howard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James B. Downey, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Eugene Evans, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mary S. Dowling, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Mack Hill, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jerry Haney, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Georgia Maitland, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James D. Vanderwarf, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles J. Burdis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Allegheny/Mid-Atl Agency.James A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.McArthur Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard J. Butler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerri L. Mitchell, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Office of Dependent Education Activity), Agency.Agnes M. Accristo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Faye A. Sepentzis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janice M. Scott, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Doris G. Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janice M. Allen, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.John T. Battle, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James L. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Agency, (Alleg./Mid Atl. Region),Mary Marcelino Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western areas), Agency.Connie D. Lanier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All./Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Juan G. Cerda, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph L. Boyle, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.James L. Stevens, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Loretta Cole, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great Lakes/Midwest Areas), Agency.Guillermo Rose, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nabil S. Makary, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Jacqueline N. Hill, Appellant, v. Joseph D. Duffey, Director, United States Information Agency,) Agency.Barbara H. Renner, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Esperanaza Udave, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sherry L. Sova, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louise Frage, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast/N.Y. Metro Area), Agency.Bruce A. Brown, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Dervon K. Womble, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Teresita Beverage, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyLaurine A. Anderson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lila A. Williams, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools), Agency.Ahmed H. Ahmed, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Thomas J. Ryan, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Wilda L. Grant, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Shirley A. Salazar, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa Y. Coffman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.H. Richard Neiswander Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Clarence J. Thurmond, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, AgencyMichael D. Sullivan, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration) Agency.Franklin Nicoloudakis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James W. Deaton, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Maura E. Bockrath, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Sharon L. McNulty, Appellant, v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Education, Agency.Kimberly D. Trotter Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/ Mid-Atlantic Areas) Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Geraldine Conyers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Area) Agency.Cassandra Bogan, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Victor Guarin, George Alvarez, )Pamela Snarski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael R. Boone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Elizabeth A. Gruich, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda Bryant, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Paul E. Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (N.E./N.Y. Areas), Agency.Charlotte D. Cook, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harvey H. Ware, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Henry A. Flores, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Charles A. Thurston, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Arlene J. Oiler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stasha L. Wood, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronney D. James, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Areas) Agency.Lorenza M. Lopez, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gordon Bentley, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Desiree C. Nanette, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.James Conner, Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Karl H. Mannisto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah C. Kendall, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Karen R. Kumpe, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Gregory E. Murphy, Appellant, J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Donald G. Hammersmith, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Elizabeth Tillman Cammon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Domingo Soto, Appellant, v. Harris Wofford, President & Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National Service, Agency.Bennie L. Kelly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald E. Thompson, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Lisa A. O'Neal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margaret C. Avery, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard A. Prairie, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Wilson R. Lucero, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary K. Burdick, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Virginia A. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda Morgan, Appellant, v. Rodney E, Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ernest G. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frederick J. Bradley, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Cecil M. Shofner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nicole Hunt, Appellant, v. Hearing No. 170-97-8140X Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Northeast/New York Metro Region), Agency.Harold Felder, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Wolodymyr A. Skrypka, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Verna K. Chappell Mitchell,<1> Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.James Allison, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture Agency.Steven Middleton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Robert L. Morman, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Lorraine V. Motta, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.William J. Arblaster, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Area) Agency.Alphonso L. Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic areas), Agency.Terre L. Battle, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Juliette Sharpe, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robin L. Jackson, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.
