Equal Employment Opportunity Commission October 2003 casesDonald G. Gay, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brenda K. Geiger, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Mid-Atlantic Area), Agency.Brian G. Cochrane, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carol Pollio, Complainant, v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department of the Interior (National Park Service), Agency.Lafayette Heckstall, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mohammed M. Haque, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sharon Allen, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rodney B. Royster, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jay W. Hagan, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Robert L. Williams, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Jess Centeno, Complainant, v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary, Department of Commerce, (Bureau of the Census), Agency.Jesse M. Enriquez, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Jerome Smith, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Timothy C. Houghtaling, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.Jesse C. Wallace, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Vernon W. Risby, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security<1>, Agency.Mary Harris, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Betty A. Gamez, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.James P. Holloway, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon Ford, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mildred McCray, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roosevelt Posey, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Eugene Cooper, Jr., Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Lillian Byrd, Complainant, v. Stephen A. Perry, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Kursula E. Kirby, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gayleen G. Richman v. Department of Transportation 01A21155 October 30, 2003 . Gayleen G. Richman, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Hubert J. Smith, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Hazel N. Clark, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Lea M. Smith, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mahmoud H. Mostafa, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ching S. Shelton, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Mark Schoenberg, Complainant, v. Stephen A. Perry, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.David A. Lantzy, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.James W. Chesney, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark Kitzmiller, Complainant, v. Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Spencer T. Montgomery, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency Appeal No. 01A31922 Agency No. 01-68836-002 Hearing No. 360-A2-8619XDianne Nesbitt, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ellen M. Gorzkowski, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra Rivera, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Donald L. Doleshal, Complainant, v. Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Rosina A. Vacchiano, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Eastern Area) Agency.William M. Motiel, Complainant, v. Mel R. Martinez, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Dyane E. Sheffield, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Eva Trantham, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.LaVenia E. Bell, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Harjinder K. Virdee, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Melody A.E. Winters, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Daniel R. Wickins, Complainant, v. Thomas J. Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.Charlotte L. Hazelett, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jyoti Modi, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kevin E. Patterson, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James S. Branscomb, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Julio Rivera, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sonja L. Parson, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Francisco Chavez, Jr., Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James D. Andrews, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Marija Hughes, Complainant, v. Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Norma Cherry, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rene J. Quinones, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Janice Hubbard, Complainant, v. Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Wayne Ussery, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lillian Miranda, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Jose Menchaca, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julie J. Gotico, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Kenneth B. Jones, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Karen Wilson, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa K. Mullen, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Helen C. Messer, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lizette Perez, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James E. Swink Jr., Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes Area), Agency.Carolyn D. Ramirez, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Larry Young, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Geraldine F. Diaz, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leslie O. Golston, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah Meadows, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry H. Holder, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ruth Williams, Complainant, v. Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Krystal L. Kinchen, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John McDonald, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David F. Poehler, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Amando E. Aquino, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Tina M. Kratz, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Inola Gaydos, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Vanessa S. Emmons, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janice M. Allen, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense (DCMA), Agency.Susan E. Robins, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Winston A. Adedeji, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael Kidd, Complainant, v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Stephanie West, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cathy A. Henry, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Judith A. Barbagallo and Nancy J. Yost, Complainants, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Mark Lazard, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Emmanuel Nnaji, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Kim L. Dartez, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paris Armstrong, Complainant, v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Phillip Brady, Jr., Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Earl Thompson, Complainant, v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Willie M. Bond, Petitioner, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Iona D. Calhoun, Complainant, v. Stephen A. Perry, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Anthony Guido, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Lamar Sessoms, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John P. Gilvin, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Linda Nottke-Davis, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Mary J. Roberts, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ruben Pena, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.<1>Judith A. Barbagallo and Nancy J. Yost, Complainants, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Carla Curry, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Margaret R. Jones, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes Area) Agency.Trenicy A. Thomas, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harvey Hayashida, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Terry L. Whitman, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Edwin Martinez, Complainant, v. Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Lina L. Clayton, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark F. Elmore, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul D. Miller v. USPS Petition No. 03A30071 October 16, 2003 . Paul D. Miller, Petitioner, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lynn Kriegbaum, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Peter J. Duran, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose Bermea, Complainant, v. Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Denise M. McBride, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.Debra L. Rivera, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Thomas Quintal, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Chong Kim, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Charles O. Ketcham, Complainant, v. Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.James Linsmeier, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Debra Monroe, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Allen J. Sanford, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency, Appeal No. 01A30158 Agency No.1-F-946-0041-01 Hearing No. 370-A2-X2084Solomon E. Evans, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kasmin El, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.David L. Walker, Jr., Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Patricia Penney-Guzman, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Brian Howell, Complainant, v. Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.La'Vern Goshen-Jones, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Nettie M. Smiley, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Editha C. Ghani, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Debra Corbin, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Anna Gallardo, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security <1> Agency.Ruthie L. Windsor, Petitioner, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Russell Hardin, Petitioner, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sharon A. Thompson, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Daniel A. Wood, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerry D. Calkins, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.John P. McAnespie, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Northeast Area), Agency.Joyce N. Reine, Complainant, v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, (National Finance Center), Agency.Barbara Myklebust, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Brenda L. Rockins, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kem L. Hall, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leanette N. Niccum, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paula Lua, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peter C. Ng, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Carmina T.V. Bautista, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Carolyn J. Seals, Complainant, v. Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Hoshang J. Bhadha, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.William Reed, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Steve Miller, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose R. Crespo, Complainant, v. Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Sara J. Crumley, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul D. Benton, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Uche M. Umejei, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Vanessa S. Emmons, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven G. Ivey, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lawson Roberts, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Marlene Canty, Complainant, v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary, Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), Agency.William H. Wells, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Emil A. Magnuson, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Samuel T. Cobb, III, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Debra L. Plummer, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wilbur E. Gilbert, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Fred J. McMahon, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Judith I. Ashley, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bryan K. Jenkins, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David L. Wylie, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kimberly S. Estelle, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Lynn A. Rogers, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.David Bales, Petitioner, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Howard C. Royce, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mildred V. Waltman, Complainant, v. Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.Charles Riddle, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annise D. Hawkins, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Marie A. Ortiz v. National Science Foundation 01A31957 October 14, 2003 .Marie A. Ortiz, Complainant, v. Rita R. Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation, Agency.Elaine O. Harrington, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Claude C. Francis, Jr., Complainant, v. Kay Coles James Director, Office of Personnel Management, Agency.Theodore M. Green, Sr., Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Elia Elias, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.Douglas P. Wolverton, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary A. Anderwald, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Josephine Puente, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.Matthew E. Lewis, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annie Chambers, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Fazal Rahman, et al., Complainant, v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Maurita Donlin, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Angela Kennedy, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Area), Agency.Debora Spotts, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Kenton G. Foundas, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Elizabeth Rollins, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Highway Administration), Agency.Ralph W. Timberlake, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy Arnold, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southwest Area), Agency.Wayne L. Bacino, Sr., Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Pamela G. Clapp, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry Devillier, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clyde Jarmon, Complainant, v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice (DEA), Agency.Tommy Coleman, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.Jose A. Otero, Complainant, v. Thomas E. White, Secretary Department of the Army, Agency.Renea G. Daniels, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Wardell Scott, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janella Burgess, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Dorothy L. Toman, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Herman Davis, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Freda Artichoker, Complainant, v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Robert L. Cassel, Petitioner, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Raymond Mazzarella, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Robert T. Murphy, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard N. Morris, Complainant, v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Moshe Immerman, Complainant, v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Anthony DelGrego, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Virginia Y. Morata, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Floyd D. Buhrts, Complainant, v. R. L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Brian Porter, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Josephine Poulson, Complainant, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Ismael Rivera-Silva, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janice P. Myers, Complainant, v. Thomas J. Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.William J. Gordy, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Eastern Area), Agency.Terry R. Sumner, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.William Shelton, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.Art Vargas, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas P. Gaffney, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kernon D. Brye, Complainant, v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Blake M. Faust, Complainant, v. Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Savoy D. Harris, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Rhudy R. Ayers, Complainant, v. Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Karen M. Reilly, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Theresa K. McNeff, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gail A. Rodriguez-Reyes, Complainant, v. Tom Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security,<1> Agency.Jennifer L. Gray, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon L. Austin, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Management Agency) Agency.Patricia A. Brown, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Regina G. Holmes, Marsha K. Personette, Complainants, v. Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Patricia W. Coleman, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Naumi A. Hafis, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia A. Gladney, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harriet T. Wright, Complainant, v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Clea B. Efthimiadis, Complainant, v. R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Martha Maravilla, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Pamela D. Allen, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gregory Apkarian, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Education Activity), Agency.Frances L. Moore, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Scott A. Eades, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry D. Smith, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Deborah Schnitz, Complainant, v. Steven Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Agency.Tommy L. Cannon, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alfred Sanders, Jr., Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Armando E. Salcido, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southwest Area), Agency.Naomi B. Donald, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Education Activity), Agency.Durgeshsinh J. Jadeja, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael B. Swartz, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rufus L. Wilson, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Area), Agency.Robert H. Vunder, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Miguel Martinez, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Baltimore B. Bishop, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Mary B. Najera, Complainant, v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Agency.John R. Wooten, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leanette N. Niccum, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah A. Ahearn, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.David J. Henry, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Patricia A. Reynolds, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Area), Agency.Ethel T. King, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Luis Amado, Complainant, v. Dr. James G. Roche, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Barbara S. Brewton, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary F. Simmons, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven B. Gershman, Complainant, v. Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Byron Armfield, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia A. Moody, Complainant, v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Nancy L. Alywhaby, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Olivia C. Kimble, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Area), and R.L. Brownlee, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, (Army Corps of Engineers), Agencies. Appeal No. 01A24716 Agency No. 4-H-370-0033-98Linda J. Finley, Complainant, v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Wayne Palmer, Complainant, v. Gale A. Norton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Annette L. Dawson, Complainant, v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Janie Smith, Complainant, v. John W. Snow, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.William J. Seiler, Complainant, v. Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.David C. Martines, Jr., Complainant, v. John E. 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