Equal Employment Opportunity Commission December 1998 casesKelly B. Dever, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John J. Nizialek, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Earl Johnson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Andrew J. Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane L. Beesley, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Maria A. Santana, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Ira D. Patterson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Herman Lyles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert Cummings, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Exequiel S. Grandea, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Delores Lambert, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sandy E. Jordan, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Megan Owen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert G. Rook, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karen D. Love, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Charles E. Lawrence, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of Air Force, Agency.Raymond Stasko, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sherri L. Chiusolo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert A. Mercer, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robin Galicic, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Deatira D. Williams, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Karen D. Love, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martha A. Tartal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David D. Bryson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John W. Joseph, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.JoAnne Stephens, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Anthony W. Kaiser, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Aaron I. Brenner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane Maloney, 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.Douglas C. Liberato, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jada D. Tyms, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Cindy Fernandez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, (National Institutes of Health), Agency.Sidney M. Fulwood, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Lyn Jensen, Appellant, William S. Cohen, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Donald Davila, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James Bankston, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Ernest J. Pagels, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn O. Jacobs, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Tamala S. Law, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rodolfo Medina, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Headquarters), Agency.Laura E. Green, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jack Juarez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis B. O'Kelly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Guadalupe Ramos, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Linda D. Delancy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bobby M. Siler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Earnest R. Powers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Howard R. Smith, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Otis L, Woods, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah R. Wallace, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Liman Tsai, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Warneice Perry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Division), Agency.Joe L. Ruiz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas Porta, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Terry J. Johnston, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Charles R. Benson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.John W. Peiper, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Roberta M. Merrill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen M. Cortese, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Marga Murphy, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army and Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Ronny G. Brown, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Jean E. Driggers, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.William D. West, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Ann C. Shippee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Rebecca Padlan-Ferguson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gladys S. Vandesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dunita Harris, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Elmon M. Elmore, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, (National Park Service), Agency.Makea Glynn, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Estate of James J. Pyc, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jamal A. Abdullah-Johnson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Mary K. Spencer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Sophie A. Machek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Charles P. Basbas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joyce Fannell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All./Mid-Atl. Region), AgencyKaren January, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lillian W. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Exequiel S. Grandea, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Andree C. Smith, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Anita DiCrecchio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gale A. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rick Sullivan, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Elaine Lattanzio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alicia A. Manalo, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Marilyn L. Callum, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.) 05970659Carolyn B. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ira D. Patterson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Robert P. DesRoches, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y Metro), Agency.Duane W. Fisher, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Roberta M. Merrill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas E. Buysse, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patrick L. Green, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sergio Sepulveda, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Areas),) Agency . ______________________________)Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Areas), Agency.Sandy E. Jordan, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Beverly Johnson, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Preston N. Tolliver, Jr., Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Gwendolyn Watson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nathaniel Butler, III, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Delores Lambert, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Vera Hailey, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Gwendolyn Watson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.E. Yvonne Francis-Kemble, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Gladys S. Vandesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeffrey C. Tyne, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert A. Adams, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Louis C. Hardaway, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Chester L. Chapman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Nemat M. Amer, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Dick R. Hight, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Liman Tsai, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Dalip Sarin, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Igor Brodetski, Appellant, v. Joseph D. Duffey, Director, United States Information Agency, Agency.Kenneth R. Hall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Irene C. Nevarez, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jewell M. Brinson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Carolyn S. Williams, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Patricia B. Schramm, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Rebecca A. Bogue, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Pankaj K. Shah, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Areas), Agency.Stephen G. Weber, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Diane Kirkman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lemuel Jackson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie J. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Candace Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gene Reynolds, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Dr. Elizabeth Plumb, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Thomas A. Russell, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Mary L. Nicholas, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Sherri L. Chiusolo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shelley D. Hill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Floyd E. Parker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.______________________________ Gennie L. Gantt, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sheila A. Kuschke, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Margaret Y. Carroll, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Ramon Veras, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Selena C. Gaffney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Headquarters), Agency.Carl J. Fisher, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.Beverly Johnson, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Linda D. Cookman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maria A. Santana, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Ramon Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ashley H. Ewing, Appellant, v. Donna Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention), Agency.Helen S. Kujawski, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Robert A. Mercer, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darcy Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charlotte A. Mestas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Angela F. Benton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Hilda Cotter, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Kenneth R. Nadelman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert E. Sparks, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.George E. Jackson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James Schmidt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda S. Link, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Julie Stermasi, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Sharetta M. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edwin M. Silva, Appellant, v. Norman E. D'Amours, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration, Agency.Willie S. Phillips, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Dorothy D. Pouncil, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Charles E. Lawrence, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of Air Force, Agency.Dick R. Hight, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Beauty B. Robertson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.________________, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Donald R. Jenkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda P. Rosa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kimberly C. McDonald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Areas), Agency.Earl Alexander, Appellant, v. Robert M. Walker, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Keith L. Kloock Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Pat Crepeau, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Susan K. Della-Volle, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Johnny J. Gee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest), Agency.Steven J. Muller, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Glenda Mathis, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Cindy Fernandez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas Beck, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paula M. Manuel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Earnest R. Powers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David Oliver, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.JoAnn Young, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Frank Black, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Darla Henderson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Bruce Henry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn V. Marrocco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Aaron I. Brenner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lynwood W. Leach, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.David M. Battiote, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Owen D. Goggles, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Sheila A. Kuschke, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.John L. Jaques, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (P/W Region), Agency.William L. Campbell Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anthony J. Gallo, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Joseph T. Varley, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Myka T. Godwin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency.Tommy L. Bailey, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Herbert E. Baker, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jewell M. Brinson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jenean A. Aubrey, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Rhonda Y. Paris, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Yue L. Wan, Appellant, v. William H. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western), Agency.Cherie A. Bagley, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Howard R. Smith, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Robert L. Porter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brian S. Bordwine, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George K. Loveland, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julie B. Williamson, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Lucinda Gillingham, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Thomas Harman, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency.John L. Aarnink, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Mario M. Altomare, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Simon C. Ng, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Howard C. Modlin, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yvonne D. Eagle, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Angelo E. Tinsley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rebecca L. James, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Deanna A. Oleson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Dina Cruz, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency, _______________________________)Rebecca L. James, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Lilly Washington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marilyn J. Lee, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Pamela R. Bridges, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency, _______________________________)Jane G. Mayo, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Peggy Brumfield, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shirley Ravinell-Jones, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.David Wingfield, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Belinda E. Shepherd, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army & Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Jerold M. Gotbeter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service Agency.Richard F. Foreman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (S.E./S.W. Areas), Agency.Marguerite A. Murray, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Julius B. Reynolds, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margaret Y. Carroll, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Victor I. Gralau, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Marilyn K. Hulsey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edward A. Lopez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bharat V. Sheth, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Victor M. Starr, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Robert M. Haag, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tamala S. Law, 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.Nanette Elman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Melvin Waters, Sr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Kristen G. Roth, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis Balogh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Angelo E. Tinsley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clyde R. Branson, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Regina G. Swoyer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Megan Owen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ann Russell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Gabriella Hampton, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Castella F. Pinkey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Otis L. Woods, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Udo E. Ephraim, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Agency.Richard H. Munis, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kelly B. Dever, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven W. Vandesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy K. Fallin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Thea B. Walls, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerry L. Keller, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency),) Agency.Billy Edwards, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Carolyn V. Marrocco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joyce Clifton, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Herman E. Wise, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (United States Marshall Service),) Agency.Susan K. Della-Volle, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jack Juarez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alan K. Washabaugh, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Louis H. Hess, Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Darrell E. Battles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William L. Campbell Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Julius B. Reynolds, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephen A. Ruebusch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gloria J. Danner-Whiles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Serena D. Campbell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald R. Jones, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Army & Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.LeVern W. Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jada D. Tyms, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Dennis J. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Celia Gomez-Shupe, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (U.S. Customs Service), Agency.Paul B. Shapiro, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Curtis M. Buttram, Jr., Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Sheila L. Duhn, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Robert W. Hessee Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dana A. Bailey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Area), Agency.Diana L. Ross, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Joe M. Jones, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Charlotte A. Mestas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shirley Ravinell-Jones, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Alan K. Washabaugh, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Ronnie Jackson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Terri Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western), Agency.Yvonne D. Eagle, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Bruce Henry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ralph L. Rode, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior,) Agency.Martha J. May, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roger Ferreira, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.William M. Miller, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Paul E. Dominguez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn V. Marrocco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael A. Washington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Brenda L. Murray, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Dennis B. O'Kelly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane L. Beesley, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Rodney R. Washington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn P. Pearson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mahmoud Mohamed, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Doris Cosme, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Stan Laber, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Myka T. Godwin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gavin C. MacTaggart, III, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Aletrice D. Thompkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane D. Simmons, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration,) Agency.Gloria J. Danner-Whiles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John M. Robertson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Area), Agency.Kenneth R. Nadelman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mahmoud Mohamed, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel J. Abrams, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Eddie G. Tobias, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie S. Phillips, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Arthur G. Wiley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie R. Roberts, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bruce L. Harnsberger, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donna J. Greenwalt, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency,Paul O'Donnell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda F. Dantzler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegh./Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.David Roberts Appellant, v. William H. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest), Agency.Thomas Lewis, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency) Agency.Arthur G. Wiley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George K. Loveland, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Aletrice D. Thompkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn B. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Catherine M. Austin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joe M. Jones, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Willie R. Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Rosario Cornejo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.John D. Solma, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul E. Mann, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jack R. Scoggin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ambrose C. Flores, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Christopher W. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James Rael, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Agency.Virginia Rosas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John L. Beach, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Warren P. Tilghman, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Paul E. Mann, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.John L. Aarnink, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Deatira D. Williams, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Ira D. Patterson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Patricia J. Statz, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James C. Harmon, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patrick T. Hannon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Midwest Area), Agency.Kenneth G. Lynch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency,Appellants, )Wilson Pauldin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yazmine F. Cook, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Esteban Ayala, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (U.S. Customs Service), Agency.Alan G. McCaskill, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jaqueline Stripling, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Virginia Rosas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roger C. Ferreira, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Lillian W. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald Pferchy, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.James L. Heinzelman, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of Treasury, Agency.Glenda Mathis, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Daniel J. Abrams, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Sarah J. Magoto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Diane M. Edwards, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kathleen A. Bebout, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Douglas K. Kinan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Zoilo Velazquez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brian S. Bordwine, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David D. Bryson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald R. Sager, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Betty T. Carr, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda D. Cookman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Melvin Waters, Sr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Carmine L. Montana, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darlene Baldridge, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.William Tsehappat, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Gary Weisbrod, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Laurie R. Hunter, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Carolyn V. Marrocco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gregory F. Price, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western), Agency.Kathy A. Hauser Meek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tracy A. Bozek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tommy L. Bailey, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Lisa G. Whitworth, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis D. Petrack, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rae A. Crider, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Martin Johnson, Jr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Bureau of Engraving and Printing), Agency.Ray C. Jennings, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mario M. Altomare, Jr. Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jaqueline Stripling, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marga Murphy, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army and Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Ernest Dillon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Fatma M. Schuring, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Caesar Ernesto, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Odis L. Daughrity, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Kimberly C. McDonald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paul D. Spencer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lawrence Nelson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Paul O'Donnell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Preston N. Tolliver, Jr., Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Yolanda R. Bennage, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of the Air Force, Agency.Nemat M. Amer, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.E. Yvonne Francis-Kemble, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.John Carrabino, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast/New York Metro), Agency.Steven G. Constable, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karen January, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Douglas K. Kinan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Gregory O. Palecek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid-West Region) Agency.Edwin M. Silva, Appellant, v. Norman E. D'Amours, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration, Agency.James W. Barnes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast/New York Metro), Agency.Paul D. Spencer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael Sobczak, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.L. Bryce Stovell, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Paulette E. Remy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy M. Harding, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tommie L. Jackson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Matthew F. Montoya, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Arnoldo Chapa, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.William M. Miller, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Warren P. Tilghman, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Areas), Agency.Peggy Brumfield, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert Maietta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Areas), Agency.Ira D. Patterson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Anita Bagwell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Joseph G. Medina, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arlene M. Hogan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lou A. Allen, Appellant, v. William H. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest) Agency.Audrie M. Buck, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Verne Hall, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lynn Davis, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Paula M. Manuel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty T. Carr, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carey L. Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn P. Collington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Larry D. Kopp, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Basil D. Soulios, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Michelle D. Lockerman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael A. Pittman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur G. Banazek, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Admin.), Agency.John L. Beach, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jose A. Rivera, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Phyllis R. Copemann, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda C. Garcia, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Ronny G. Brown, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Michael R. Shine, Appellant, v. William H. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Corazon J. Mapoy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (NE/NY Region), Agency.Eusebio Arroyo, Jr. Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Andree C. Smith, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Stephen G. Weber, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Jimmy S. Pollock, Appellant, Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Navy, Agency.Denadra Y. Slaughter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Johnna L. Norton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carlos S. Regalado, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert E. Stremcha Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Loletha Pearson, Appellant, v. F.Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Mitchell D. Hendricks Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis H. Hess, Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ernest N. Bellantoni, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Diedre L. Lewis, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army. Agency.Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Daniel J. Abrams, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Maurice West, Appellant, v. Davis J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration,) Agency.Carolyn S. Williams, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.______________________________ Stan Laber, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.John W. Joseph, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Carlos S. Regalado, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ahmad Nurriddin, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.Vivian Mercer, Appellant, v. Appeal No. 01966429 Joseph D. Duffey, Director, Information Agency, Agency.Tracy A. Bozek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis J. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven W. Vandesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jack R. Scoggin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ira D. Patterson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.James A. Burns, 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.Gerald O. Hawkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Nancy K. Fallin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Terry E. Clark, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency