Equal Employment Opportunity Commission June 1999 casesMartin Green, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.James A. Massarone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Stephen E. McDermott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James C. Harmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel C. Russo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cathryn A. Harris Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Claudette D. Spriggs, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Sharon D. Cushon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ester Swain, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Elbert Brooks, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Fred Youngblood, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Reginald B. Byrd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry Gutierrez, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Rose M. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis Olivares, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Susan M. Stewart, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William G. Varney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Orlando Simmons III, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Ali Meschi, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Allan V. Vrooman, 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.Geraldine Lujan, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, AgencyBinnie Rai, Appellant, v. James B. King, Director, Office of Personnel Management,) Agency.Winslow Gutierrez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lovie Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Judith Ventura, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Region), Agency.Gennie Weiss, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jack R. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.James A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyBenjamin Calvo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gregory B. Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ernesto L. Montoya, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Amie L. Shaw, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Michael E. Donovan, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.LaGretta G. Pittman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert M. Haag, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Raymond E. Reed, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rella Sue Watts, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven M. Adelson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Dan A. White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon L. Thurman, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.James D. White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose E. Lugo-Acosta, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Angela Palomo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Isaiah Darling, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Dennler C. Weik, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marlene Wade, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Elizabeth I. Kunze, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lois McDonald, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Thomas J. Verzeni, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All./Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Lorenza M. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Walda J. Hanson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Gladys A. Montano Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency,Janice P. Gilford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Noel A. Peters, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, AgencyBarbara J. Owens, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Edith D. Watson-Lotts, Appellant, v. 340-96-3518X, 340-96-3597X Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Mieta M. Green, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maria T. Gotay, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Robert Bailey, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Brenda Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Ruth H. Cobb, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General. United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert D. Perkins, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Eddie Abrams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marie J. Vellis, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.April B. Stinelli, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.George McLaughlin, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Ruben Sandoval, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Shirley A. Salazar, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christine Minet, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Staci M. Williams, Appellant, v. J. Brian Atwood, Chairman, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Agency.John A. Mendez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Jo A. Blake, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theodore L. Ames, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Karen Spitz, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Rebecca M. Irvin, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Francisanna M. Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jean Redmond, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Sheila M. Brown, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Donald Tuer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/MidWest Region), Agency.Lolitah Stephens, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Virginia Lapina, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lamar W. Sessoms, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David L. Kegel, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Isabel C. Chapa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julie Linford, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Gloria C. Verdadero, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anne L. Ayers, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Lorraine Fowler, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ester Swain, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Toni Y. Jackson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Charles McKittrick, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Joie N. Hill, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Janice B. Freeman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephen C. Germano, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah J. Hamberger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel Ortega, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Audrey D. Perry, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ed A. Delos Reyes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyLaFondra D. Brown, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Joe L. Russell, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Betty Uyema, Appellant, vs. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert W. Treadaway, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Latanya M. Cooper, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lynnitra Bryson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Erma Hernandez, )Joie N. Hill, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.James A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyRichard T. Enochs, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Winslow Gutierrez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Sharon Reaves, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Dilcia M. Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Ronald L. York, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Intelligence Agency), Agency.Maria P. Shockley, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Anthony J. Brescia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.) Petition No. 04990014Marcella M. Boldin, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Deborah K. Pueschel, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.James O. Mosley, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ramon L. Seeley, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Gerald R. Chambers, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, AgencyCharles A. James, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Thelma W. Morgan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems) Agency), Agency.Milton F. Howard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Tommy L. Carter, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Janet W. Sumrall, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration,) Agency.Paul W. Collier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edward M. McGlynn, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Alvan G. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jacqueline Thomas, 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.Louis C. Lairy, Appellant, v. Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Paula A. Chavez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Janice M. Allen, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Steve Reyes, 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, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Edward A. Windfelder, Jr., Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Michael R. Williams, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig Secretary, Department of the Navy Agency.Sarah L. Grudier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William P. Gattung, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jean Perkins, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Louis Padin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carol R. Stinchcomb, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Robby T. Robinson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Janeth S. Connor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elizabeth A. B. Lamoureux, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clauzell Waters, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel L. Branson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Yvette M. McDowell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Gerard Mendel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Arthur L. Jones, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Elizabeth I. Kunze, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Fred Dodge, Appellant, v. Director, National Gallery of Art, Agency.JoAnne LaBrecque, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Derrick L. Waites, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyChing-tsen Bien, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor (Occupational Safety & Health Administration), Agency.John D. Solma, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William Gilyard, III, Appellant, v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Nelson Lazaga, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Edith Y. Cheadle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kevin J. McCarthy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jacqueline Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James D. Zurcher, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Randall Wilson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael V. Shaw, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Daniel Ortega, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Evoan Rector, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Otha Brewer, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Bari L. Darr, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency),) Agency.Charles E. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah J. Hamberger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary Ramos, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maurice R. duBois, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Gloria A. Earl, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Juelithia G. Zellars, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.LaDonna Escamilla, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Kathleen A. Conn, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara B. Hopkinson, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Myong S. Kim, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Earl B. Hobbs, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ron Moss, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peter S. Telles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James D. White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald A. Eldridge, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julia Deng Palmer, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Robin E. Sanford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic) Agency.Ruel J. Yarnell, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.John E. Wezenski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steve King, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Cawthorn Miree, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank L. Farrow, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mirta M. Bowe, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Sophie Machek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur G. Brown, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Daniel L. Branson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Joseph Melton, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Charles E. Walker, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Veila L. Foster, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Michelle A. Schaefer-Laughrun, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Ollie M. Darby, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.John D. Thompson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Adam R. Walter, Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Earl D. Rudolph, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rebecca R. White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Barry D. Hughes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gloria C. Verdadero, Appellant, v. Agency No. 4E-980-0067-98 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Doyle E. Hall, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lonnie Townsend, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Daniel Bray, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Dorothy Pleasant, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Micah D. Crumm, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Daniel L. Branson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Sharon Stokes-Nixon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James A. Times, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.David R. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James C. Harmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karen D. Aldridge, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyCharles L. Burgett, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Henry L. Baker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank Klimek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thelma W. Morgan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems) Agency), Agency.Alicia R. Dever, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darrel L. Schneider, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Nicole T. Dyson, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Robert L. Segers, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lawrence Battle, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Daniel R. Morse, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (U.S. Customs Service) Agency.James A. Robinson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jeffrey S. Fraysier, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jean Nowlin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis J. Fazekas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Manuel R. Muro, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert P. DesRoches, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah J. Hamberger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steve S. Monje, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Wilbur Graham, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Reginald B. Byrd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald Longsdorf, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Estrelita M. Domingsil, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.) Request No. 05980079James A. Kokkinis, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sandra Perillo, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Fernando Bedia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert D. Mulkey, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), AgencyLouis Padin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Andrew J. Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Freddie J. Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Cheryl D. Woods, Appellant, v. I. Michael Heyman, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Agency.Nancy E. Oneto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Jeannette A. Holt Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Henry L. Baker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ana C. Puig, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.John Sexton, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation,) Agency.James C. Milford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Faye Dowd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Essie Gilchrist, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration,) Agency.Doreatha J. Bush, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sam H. Smith, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Lorna D. Fitzgerald, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Charlene Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Teresa L. Owens, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Robert-Ian Salit, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ray N. Jackson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Binnie Rai, Appellant, v. James B. King, Director, Office of Personnel Management,) Agency.Lynn D. Abernethy, Appellant, v. Nos. 110-94-8275X, Robert E. Rubin, 110-94-8389X, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Ernest R. Foushee, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Marla L. Rodrigues, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Brian D. Leigh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Johnny L. McCorvey, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Stephen Malinowski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (New England/New York Region), Agency.Doris R. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/MidWest Region), Agency.Richard W. Hammerstein, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maurice R. duBois, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Robert F. Miller, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Robert P. Franz, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury (U.S. Secret Service), Agency.Joseph Cutrufello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel L. Branson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Oressa Springs, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Frank M. Sobchak, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Robert S. Shimansky, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eugene Perales, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Cathy A. Fletcher, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Michael E. Donovan, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Jeremiah J. Callaghan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Terrie D. Gaskins-Bryant, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara Groshans, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyMarion G. Ferguson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Uta E. Acker, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Donald C. Champion, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.James D. Walker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darrell K. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dana I. Bryant, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons Agency.Deborah D. Conerly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Abel Ramos, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lem Roberts, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atl. Region), Agency.Rickey Travis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janette Hamilton-Little, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Stephen F. Foley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Antonio Galang, Appellant, vs. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs, Agency.Verta J. Crawford, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Harold J. Gray, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Mildred M. Breen, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Patricia Wesley-McKay, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Romaine T. Worster, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roger G. Daigle, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Wesley Singletary, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ernest A. Reid, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyMartin A. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Timothy DeHoff, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Timothy P. Hurley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert G. Kruse, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nannie A. Morrison-Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roosevelt Peollnitz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maria Olga Melendez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.James C. Harmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edward J. Monahan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy Beach, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Agnes K. Alexis, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Sandra Cannon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah Kos, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Willis Jackson, Jr., Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Craig A. Nulan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Anthony J. Brescia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cenobio Donate, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James L. Fields, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyPearl L. Harris, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Steven M. Adelson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Nada Grant, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harold Williams, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Estrelita M. Domingsil, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Judah Glezer, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of Treasury,Margaret B. Maldonado, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Terrence B. Connell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martin L. Jackson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Anita Bagwell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shedrick C. Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest), Agency.Robbie D. Norris, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Lowell P. Little, Jr., Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Mikle W. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Maurice R. duBois, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.William L. Yost, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Neal A. Fasano, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah K. Pueschel, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Dwight N. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valencia C. Redding, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis A. Guerra, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.James Valentine, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Tony E. Coleman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles E. Walker, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Vivian Mercer, Appellant, v. Joseph D. Duffey, Director, U.S. Information Agency, Agency.Rebecca M. Irvin, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Alfredo Martinez Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Special Weapons Agency), Agency.Brenda F. Swagart, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Victoria A. Calich, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn J. McCormack, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Michael G. Nale, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jessie J. Henry, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Caridad M. Everhart, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Brian D. Leigh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Antonio Vereb, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.Hayden A. Gray, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.John P. Glasko, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Magdalena A. Carolino, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Elbert V. Brooks, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Esther M. Selser, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Gloria Colar, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Susan G. Chura, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vernell Randle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karen Kirkbride, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Fred C. Gamble, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Barbara A. Palmer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martin Green, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.John G. Franklin, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Michelle A. Schaefer-Laughrun, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Audrey D. Perry, Appellant, v. Agency No. 98-62793-004 Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Janette Hamilton-Little, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Annette Pacheco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis Padin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Irene Reyes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Karl Petkoff, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Cathy L. Butler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyDonald M. Cline, Appellant, v. Hearing No. 380-97-8004X Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration),) Agency.Gary L. Blackburn, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyJo A. Blake, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sammy Barnes, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy Agency.Valerie E. Statute, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.LeNoir Weibel, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Johnetta Jefferson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald L. York, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Intelligence Agency), Agency.Judy Spaletta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William L. Yost, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.David M. Sity, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Paresh M. Parikh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda E. Shawe, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Cynthia M. Lee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christine C. Artz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Stephen A. Mavis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elgie B. Richards, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.America Seymour, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Barbara L. Riley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ann Rollins, Appellant, v. Earl A. Powell, III, Director, National Gallery of Art, Agency.Sahag Y. Tchakmakjian, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.James A. Burns, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah J. Hamberger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margaret A. Houchin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joyce Soule, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brenda E. Hicks-Russell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro), Agency.Joan J. Carlton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clarence P. Kader, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margaret E. DeBow, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Linda K. Spain, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Celia Romike, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mark Gerasim, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Zita M. Chatman, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lamar W. Sessoms, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald T. McCollum, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Victoria A. Calich, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Reginald W. Harrell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (United States Customs), Agency.Leon Armstrong, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, AgencyThomas Gadsden, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Earl B. Hobbs, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Bonita K. Rolfes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thu-Hong T. Chapola, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael J. Bregman, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lynnitra Bryson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Amelia Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Dennis D. Ryan, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Dorothy M. Kennedy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Charles Blystone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Timothy Hinton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Renee L. Blanding, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bridgette E. Pipkens, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Robert Zamudio, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Paula A. Cupelo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, N.E./N.Y. Metro Region Agency.Dennis V. Cumbie, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Robert L. Segers, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Yazmine F. Cook, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Alceo A. Grappone, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency,Robert L. Quackenbush, Appellant, v. Agency No. NIAID970020 Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Alvin B. Durboraw, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Barbara J. Owens, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James H. Rebello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dwight A. King, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Bonnie J. (Brossart) Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Diane D. Nasielski, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mary Markowski, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.John S. Davies, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems Agency),) Agency.Luann Watkins, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Annette Pacheco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donna Jones, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jesse McGee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Scott A. Ratliff, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, ______________________________)Joseph L. Valdez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank Klimek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas Gadsden, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Barnie Tharpe, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.William P. Gattung, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paula Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert F. Miller, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Richard M. Teubner, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Tracee M. Brannan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Victoria M. Thompson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Thomas J. Terrell, Jr., Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.James H. Belcher, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Charlene M. Franco, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Nancy Goodman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephen L. Collins, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Peter Chang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/MidWest Region), Agency.Alice E. Slater, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.David H. Munson, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Wesley Singletary, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Oliver L. Prosise, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencySebrenia Amacker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.John D. Scharfenberger, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Defense Logistics Agency Agency.Anthony Givens, Appellant, v. Earl A. Powell, III, Director, National Gallery of Art, Agency.Victor I. Gralau, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Carolyn J. Tedino, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Allen Blackwell, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lonnie Davis Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.James J. Allen, Appellant, v. Davis J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Richard R. Czerniejewski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert B. Sadler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry R. James, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.v. ) Petition No. 04990004Roy M. Cowins, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Wanda L. Bertrand, Appellant, v. William J. Hendersen, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Isabel C. Chapa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon P. Pindle, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Janice M. Allen, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Gary Parker, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jaleh Akert, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Leonard J. Uriarte, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Pacific/Western Region Agency.Delores Lambert, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Rose Simpson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Stephen Kelly, Appellant, v. Keith S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Delores Lambert, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Stephen L. Collins, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lou E. Woodward, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Edward K. Mitchell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Miguelito Saldana, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anthony Weary, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.John Nelson, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Department of Transportation, Agency.Maria Leigh Murray, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Southeast/Southwest Region Agency.John E. Brockdorff, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.John F. Thompson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank W. Hubel, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, (Army Corps. Of Engineers), Agency.Daniel C. Russo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah J. Zygmunt, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Orlando Simmons III, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.James Hardy, Appellant, v. Earl A. Powell, III, Director, National Gallery of Art, Agency.Sue-Anne S. Wilson, Appellant, William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Kawina Brockington, Appellant, vs. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Nanette Elman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elbert V. Brooks, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Adam R. Walter, Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.James J. Conley, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Karen A. Jordy, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Michelle J. Bouchard, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Department of Defense Education Activity), Agency.James C. Latham, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Timothy Hinton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert G. West, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Rudolph J. Bystrak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerry L. Labinski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles E. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert J. Zaytsow, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Russell E. Foster, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Donald R. Weeks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul V. Kovarik, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Agency.Estate of An-Ti Chai, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Jane Pastva, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David M. Turman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ricardo Harley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marcus Seymour, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Ronald D. O'Neal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jasper Dodson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.John L. Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.AL-Amin S. As'Salaam, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen L. Haynes, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Linda Maddux, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Chris L. Armstrong, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Francis Russell, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Sharon D. Cushon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bennie C. Thomas, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Dinesh P. Ghandi, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.W. Metro Areas) Agency.Kathleen Weidenbacher, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Virginia A. Adams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Dee Carlos Underwood, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid West Region),) Agency.Joseph R. Colwell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Zita M. Chatman, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Marsha L. Coleman-Adebayo, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Donald C. Champion, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Larry Gutierrez, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Brenda M. Wilson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Francisanna M. Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yvonne M. Tribulo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.John F. Thompson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julie Hogeland, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Marilyn Antwine, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.LaTanya M. Cooper, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Jean Redmond, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Otis W. Milton, Appellant, v. Agency No. NCN-98-KSC-A044 Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Carlton S. Key, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Kasper J. Weigant, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.William J. Malinowski, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.James O. Mosley, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Maria C. Culp, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Geraldine Jenkins, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Harvey Harris, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.John J. Drennen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roosevelt Peollnitz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert J. Zaytsow, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Raymond T. Maxwell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kevin G. Ebat, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Neil B. Bankston, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia Larrieu, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Sandra Perillo, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Larry R. Cummings, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Curtis Stacker, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.James D. Harvey, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Nicholas Ess, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wynne A. Fitzgerald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nathan Turner, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Randy Piersig, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Joseph James, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Marie H. Gerner, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.John A. Forney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Southeast/Southwest Region Agency.Patricia Wesley-McKay, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lem Roberts, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Johnnie M. Hurdle, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Anne L. Ayers, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.John A. Clark, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Kenneth L. Irons, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harry L. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Kenwolf, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Karen L. Hogan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martha P. Turk, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Martha B. Valdez, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Robert Sadosky, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Robyn L. Montgomery, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas R. Bouchard, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Kenneth Moyers, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.David E. Forrest, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Cecil M. Shofner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul M. Brown, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Winslow Gutierrez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martin L. Jackson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Ramiro A. Rodriguez, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, National Guard Bureau, Agency.Angel F. Cordero, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Diana Leget, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maria L. Nelson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mark A. Hood, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Colette M. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Judith M. Carpenter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Joyce Green, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Edward A. Windfelder, Jr., Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Yazmine F. Cook, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Daniel L. Branson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Alan J. Balzarini, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Staci M. Williams, Appellant, v. J. Brian Atwood, Chairman, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Agency.Robert Luongo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Perk W. Ostrewich, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martha P. Turk, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Tony Cameron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/western Region), Agency.Ray N. Jackson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Marcus O. Lockhart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William J. Buckingham, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Dorothy Pleasant, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Judy K. Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Annie L. Cooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Shirley J. Smith, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Richard A. Frantz, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.William O. Kinsley II, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara J. Bentley, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Rose M. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Terrence B. Connell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon Lourens, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency.Juan M. Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Modesto C. Rios, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Lillian G. Harvey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Region), Agency.Betty Uyema, Appellant, vs. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Otis W. Milton, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Charles E. Evans, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Dilcia M. Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Paresh M. Parikh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Beverly Hoskins-Jones, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Valerie M. Evans, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Debra Laird, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Ching T. Chu, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Consuela C. Beltran, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Reginald B. Teamer, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Admin. Agency.Rebecca M. Campbell, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mavion O. Moore, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael C. Ryan, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Karen L. Elliott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Charles McKittrick, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Carlene E. Carlo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Mildred M. Breen, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Barbara Janak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Jeff R. Berg, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Pacific/Western Region Agency.Lawerence Battle, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Lesa L. Henson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara A. Shouse, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Eugene C. Mays, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shari J. Zombory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Blackwood, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary V. Murphy-Lim, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Carter J. Morrison, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Robert G. West, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.John I. Chapman, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Agency.Lorraine Fowler, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Izola Green, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sammy McNeal, Jr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Vicki D. Corbin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Doyle E. Hall, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Darlene Fitzgerald-Catalan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Deborah L. Diggs, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.John P. Rowland, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David M. Turman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerry F. Battiste, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Sidney L. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eva. B. Damario, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencySandra K. Rice, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Delector L. Swanigan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas J. Terrell, Jr., Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Don J. Timmons, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Delphine Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stefanie A. Brooks, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Idolina A. Davis, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing & Urban Development Agency.George Ulickas, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (United States Customs Service), Agency.Arthur J. Abell, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Michael S. Ezra, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ralph F. Milek, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region) Agency.Joseph L. Valdez, 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, Agency.Paul V. Kovarik, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Agency.Janine D. Ramos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Cutrufello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julie A. Furber, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Marion Wright, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencySharon P. Pindle, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Abel Ramos, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Paul M. Brown, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ida M. Foster, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Paul M. Brown, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Gypsy L. Rogers, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Eddie Abrams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Melvin S. Strohminger, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Frank L. Farrow, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annette M. Daley, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Jose G. Rivera, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Billy G. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa P. Jones Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Carl A. White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Beatrice S. Johnson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lynda A. Quigley, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Efren T. Taeza, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon L. Mathis, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Frank Gallardo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Headquarters), Agency.Sammy D. Barnes, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Susan Swistak-Estrada, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Charlene Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joel Miller, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Kevin J. McCarthy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dexter J. Robinson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Keith I. Middleton, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.James H. Belcher, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Maria Ochoa, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Donald Tuer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/MidWest Region), Agency.Gregory L. O'Neal, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, (Army Corps of Engineers), Agency.Henry A. Thomas, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs Agency.Anthony Givens, Appellant, v. Earl A. Powell, III, Director, National Gallery of Art, Agency.Luis Carmona, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Harry L. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis J. Pariseau, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Sidney L. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John H. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Catherine Coley, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Samuel C. Edinburgh, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mark Kessinger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John H. Johnston, Jr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jose M. Bejar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.John A. Forney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Southeast/Southwest Region Agency.Michael C. Wilkerson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon Gain, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Elsie L. Scott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyJohn W. Bush, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Valencia C. Redding, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Fidela Torres, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gloria A. Ulibarri, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Sabine L. Philippe, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Kasper J. Weigant, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Lolita A. Dash, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Willie Glover, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Sharlya K. Rape, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.John D. Scharfenberger, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Defense Logistics Agency Agency.Rosia E. Smith, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Robert L. Ivancovich, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Betty J. Stage, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Joan M. Depp, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Debra P. Beard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rodger Eitel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Calvin Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Marshall Garvin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyJoyce Soule, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Michael H. Bostron, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Tracee M. Brannan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Timothy Fitzgerald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Sheila M. Lucas-Bolden, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cheryl A. Kennedy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Leo J. Nurrenbern, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.April B. Stinelli, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Della F. Lewis, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Hayden A. Gray, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.William J. McGarrity, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, (Immigration and Naturalization Services), Agency.Elizabeth Marcus, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Sheila M. Brown, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Jose G. Rivera, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Neil M. Craig, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.George Ballentine, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Larry C. Butler, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Rosalinda V. Ramos, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Agency.Jean Nowlin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra Cannon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David H. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency.Alfredo Martinez Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Special Weapons Agency), Agency.Cynthia Torrez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Micah D. Crumm, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Darrell R. Lott, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Claire M. Castellano, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Coast Guard), Agency.Ely Gassoway, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Lynda A. Quigley, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.James D. White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert P. DesRoches, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie D. Key, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Southeast/Southwest Region Agency.Jill A. Ribaya, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Joe Arredondo, III, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Philip Y. Ho, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Leslie F. Farley, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Anthony Burrelli, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Dennis D. Ryan, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Rosalind G. Harris Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bridgette M. Edwards-Parker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Lan X. Nguyen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joan Loeff, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.John Nelson, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Marvin P. Moseley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis Padin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Robert Watson, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Cathy A. Fletcher, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Charles A. Russell, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Judith A. Brining, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Melchor Mangoba, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Area), Agency.Charles Blystone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia R. Purcell, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Carolyn J. Tedino, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Joseph Kenwolf, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Ruby E. Fontenot, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert Mata, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William Agosto-Padilla, Appellant, v. Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.Sherrie A. Tinsley-Meyers, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Paul M. Brown, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ernie B. Pagaduan, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Wylie A. Turner, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ellen M. Fusco, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Sharon Stokes-Nixon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rodney J. Lawver, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald J. Green, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Resolution Trust Corporation), Agency.Sheryl L. Harrison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald T. Dowd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gilbert Guerra, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Faith C. Powell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tangell H. Pollard, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Rodney J. Lawver, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis A. Guerra, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Wanda S. Hinkle, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Sonia Garcia, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Robert E. Jamison, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Michele Hayes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Camille S. Olive, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lynn D. Abernethy, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Robert L. Quackenbush, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Gary J. Hambrick, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mohinder Dhillion, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service Agency.Elbert V. Brooks, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sonja V. Hrobowski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.