Equal Employment Opportunity Commission January 1999 casesJohn T. King, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Guadalupe Ramos, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Harriet B. Brown, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Diane Kirkman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Samuel Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Santiago Burgos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Doug McNearney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alicia R. Dever, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James A. Barger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald W. Hayes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen A. Daniello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roberta S. Thomas, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Patricia F. Henderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Margaret E. Erving, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Dong H. Bang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles M. Gryczko, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Steven W. Vandesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Francis W. Jaskot, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Rafael Rivas, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, United States Air Force, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, 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.Nathaniel Black, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wanda S. Burnett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yan Yun Lai, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.A. Joyce Butler, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.R. Lynn Hubin, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Army & Air Force Exchange Agency.Thomas Carson, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Moses Thomas, Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Carolyn Marsh, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyRuth T. Murphy, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Yolanda Lopez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan E. Armstrong, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William H. Applegate, II, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sue M. Perry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane Kirkman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeffrey Enterline, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Best Stewart, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sonia Drouillard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles R. Fisher, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Juvencio R. Lombrano, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia A. Lewis, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Aaron I. Brenner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James I. Watts, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Domenica M. Rubino Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ________________________________)Claudia E. Simmons, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Susan E. Armstrong, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Beatrice W. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Johnny C. Robbins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rachel Acosta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western), Agency.James E. Trahauser, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Cassidy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christine Dauer, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Igor Brodetski, Appellant, v. Joseph D. Duffey, Director, United States Information Agency, Agency.Douglas H. Stup, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rafael Rivas, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, United States Air Force, Agency.Mark Kessinger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda Jimenez, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ida M. Foster, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Harry G. Martin, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Willie J. Bush, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Elizabeth L. Stanton, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.William N. Long, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of the Transportation, Agency.Nicholas C. Synan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.McArthur Ester, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Areas), Agency.Timothy J. Zielinski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest), Agency.Maryam Matin, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Aidalia Gudinas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christopher S. Reyes, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.David D. Bryson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paula Fisk, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brian T. Porter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Juventino Martin, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.William L. Riehle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alaine P. Briand, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Archie K. Crawford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Timothy W. Landis, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Rena Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William M. Hicks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan S. Nikaido, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Fred Ponder, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Zedie E. Ramage, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Leonard Allmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur L. Everhart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lori A. Salazar, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Eugene Ward, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Esmeralda Julian, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (P/W Region), Agency.Robert Maxwell, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, (Mineral Management Service), Agency.Jo-Annette David, Appellant, v. Ann W. Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission,) Agency.Joseph W. Milder, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs,) Agency.Sandra E. Pacheco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur L. Everhart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Isaac Hardy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bette Carlton-Colquitt, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Marilou B. Cabero, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victoria M. VanHeiden, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Danny A. Lyles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Doris Simmons, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernal A. Otto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.)Ronald Nicoll, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ana C. Avanzini, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cheryl L. Bryer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elizabeth Donnelly, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Vi Odell Mays, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Richard C. Berg, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Hubert A. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rudine J. Greenidge, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anita J. Glinton, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Best Stewart, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lori A. Salazar, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.William C. Grubb, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy Nance, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western), Agency.Jeffery J. Landry, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie D. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeffrey Enterline, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Albert J. Lombardi Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas J. Bartholomew, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eddie M. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Hena Bagchi, Appellant, v. James J. Hoecker, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Agency.Brenda L. Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy Benjamin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Archie K. Crawford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arnold Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Harris, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia A. Anno, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Lafesa Killian, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Judith V. Kincade, Appellant, William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army and Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Timothy Fitzgerald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Areas), Agency.David E. Stock, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Billy D. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Debra A. Jacobs, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Anthony W. Green, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postamster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bruce S. Bijail, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elijah Burton, Jr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Eliseo Lacayo, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency.Dong H. Bang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maurice Morrison, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Robert L. Cassidy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Allen D. Gessman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan Y. Taylor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Virginia L.R. Quintana, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Benigna C. Breshears, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Loren Willis, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Rafael S. Torres, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Delia H. Reyes, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Bernis E. Hickman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda R. Stinnette, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sharon C. Clement, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Area), Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kevin J. Massari, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elsa Brugues, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All./Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Joaquin Montoya, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.)Joyce Ross-Sanders, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gregory Moreth, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Phillip M. Earnest, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Judy N. W. Little, Appellant, v. James Lee Witt, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Agency.Joanne Sullivan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel Thompson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lindsey B. Rice, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Shedric Troublefield, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Victor Phu, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nicholas W. Horsky, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Isidro R. Madrid, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Dennis E. Schneider, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Rita V. Kaniecki, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roosevelt Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Angel M. Hyman, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Johnnie E. Jowers, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ann Marie De Genaro, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (P/W Region), Agency.Claynarn Robinson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Modesto C. Rios, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Manzel Caudle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dale F. Defilipps, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Aaron I. Brenner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Howard W. Sipe Jr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Wilson Herbert, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stanley J. Vasquez, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency, _____________________________)Susan Kiddoo, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.William E. Crowder, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Joseph L. Harrington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bridgette M. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Pamela L. Bergeron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darrell Jenkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie J. Bush, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard L. Ballard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nathan Johnson, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency, _____________________________)Ralph D. Ransom, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Sharon F. McRoberts, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gail T. Cerasoli, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Keith I. Middleton, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Charles L. Watkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernal A. Otto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leonard Allmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur J. Abell, Jr., Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Bonita M. Manago, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Troy L. Jones, 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.Eugene Pugh, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Linda M. Rodgers, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Robert L. Walker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Toronda Montgomery, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph C. Buentello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Benigna C. Breshears, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anna R. Ball, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Benjamin Watters, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Kevin T. Fitzgibbons, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Barbara A. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda J. Reedy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Pamela L. Bergeron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.)Albert E. Woods, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Denise Selsky, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn S. Meeks, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Alicia R. Dever, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis G. Cinalli, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Luella Mosley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda McIver-Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sherman L. Mitchell, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Joyce Ross-Sanders, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kisha L. Crum, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry A. Graves, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Edward Gaffney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (P/W Region), Agency.Anthony Owen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie H. Hicks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ruth A. Hess, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Jayantilal P. Patel, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Frank J. Faison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David E. Haddix, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gregory Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William Tsehappat, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Zedie Ramage, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Zenobia M. Jennings-Barnes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas A. Bevan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Andrea Rainey, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Denese M. Merritt, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Martin L. Stringer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Warren E. Funston, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.James A. Barger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Andree C. Smith, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Arch R. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rene C. Newman, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Dennis J. Balogh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Chris Ledford, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, National Guard Bureau (Air Force), Agency.Susan E. Armstrong, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ruth A. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vickie J. Louthen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christine R. Humphrey, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lori A. Salazar, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Rory D. Smith, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Al-Min S. As'Salaam, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Aida F. Hallaq, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Nina E. O'Donnell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Denese M. Merritt, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Susan Doran-Gamble, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vlinda Childs, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ralph L. Rode, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Dalbir S. Dhaliwal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Buddy L. Spaulding, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Henrietta L. Johnson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency, Agency.Richard Shavensky, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Annie L. Herling, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas R. Kleinknecht, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephanie S. Osurman, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Andreas Leikam, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peggy R. Todt, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Tonya M. Anderson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jayantilal P. Patel, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Santiago Burgos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theresa E. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara Calvin, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Dawnyetta Tuffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All/Mid-Alt. Region), Agency.Richard C. Berg, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margarida Ferro, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Ronald Carpenter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (P/W Region), Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth Jobson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theresa D. Comer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Phillipe F. Porter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Fannie Louise Holden, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ann McAlhaney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Agatha Rendina, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (GrtL/Mid-W Region), Agency.Michael R. Roberts, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Modesto C. Rios, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Pamela G. McClain, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest), Agency.Troy L. Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert Haxby, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Bruce C. Dein Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stuart S. Deutsch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Reuben Harris, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Rosemary Kalkofen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah J. Brooks, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Louise L. White, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Agency.Marva Brooks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Delores B. Thompson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brenda F. Dantzler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Dorothy A. Pratt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marie B. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joanne Reiley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra K. Beall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Areas)) Agency.Dolores Bucek, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vernell Fields, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Alex A. Criego, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Gerald L. McLeod, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Luella Mosley, Appellant, v. Agency No. IJ-602-0012-98 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David M. Carroll, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Vickie J. Louthen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Errol K. Cox, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency._______________________________ Linda R. Carlson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Sherry A. Smallwood, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Rudolph G. Bowden, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Estate of Doris R. Carter, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.John R. Trevino, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (DCA), Agency.Vernell Fields, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Cheryl J. Braziel, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Susan S. Nikaido, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Dwayne Brentson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joel Arnold, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, (Mineral Management Service), Agency.Jeffrey C. Stanchina, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vandetta Mack, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ruth M. Goeden, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.C. Allen Donelan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Cassidy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rudolph White, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Haruto Arima, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Carolyn K. Kuderna, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anthony Manos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shu-Jen Wu, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y Metro), Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gregory K. Feick, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Alvinia Boyd, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency,) Agency.Lorenzo Falgiano, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Thomas A. Bevan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Howard L. Miller, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Charles L. Watkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tony J. Fuller, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elton Hooper, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lloyd Howard, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Deparmtent of the Air Force, Agency.Mary F. Oliver, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda L. Story, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yu F. Lin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shirley A. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Arthur Murray, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Kimberly J. Julian, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tucretia Madren, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan Y. Taylor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Raymond L. Doolittle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph K. Simmons, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Ralph A. Cox, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martin Johnson, Sr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Jeffery J. Landry, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rose Ann Flett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marvin Klimek, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Gregory Daniels, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harold L. Gordon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Cassidy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clara J. Guellil, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gay L. Chrystal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yolanda Lopez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven Phillips, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Katrena L. Wright, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark Kessinger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gisele M. Bradley, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Carol A. Stepper, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.William E. Milburn, Jr., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Shauna Crebs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sherry J. Oshiver, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Joseph J. Warner, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Raymond L. Doolittle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harmon L. Loy, Jr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Joanne Stone, Appellant, v. Davis J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Yu F. Lin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Timothy J. Helgerson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Bernal A. Otto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy Chartier, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shirley A. Temple, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Warren E. Funston, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Om Kohli, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary A. Acara, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Stephen J. Zarski, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernal A. Otto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mirza I. R. Baig, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David E. Haddix, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vinia L. Lewis, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Thomas J. Bartholomew, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frances Antonelli, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Appellant )Richard L. Ballard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathy R. Shugg, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael E. Farley, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.John A. Phipps II, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Lori A. Salazar, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Sheila D. Plater, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.John L. Vaughn, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.______________________________ Ray A. Ecklund, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Susan E. Armstrong, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William David Nutt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bruce S. Bijak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lorraine S. Vasquez Appellant, v. Robert M. Walker, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Bridgette M. Edwards, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary C. Smothers, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Army and Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Jacqueline F. Bell, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency, _____________________________)Matthew P. McHugh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rafael S. Torres, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yan Yun Lai, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lois A. Rackmill, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Heidi S. Howard, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.James Miller, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Curtis Clark, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Enrique Jimenez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.John W. Garapich, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Paula Fisk, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Richard A. Plowman, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.___________________________________ Bertha Duncan, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.William H. Applegate, II, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James W. Clark, Appellant, v. Earl A. Powell III Director, National Gallery of Art, Agency.Timothy L. Allen, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Jennifer Jackson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Roberta S. Thomas, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jana S. George, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Doug McNearney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Raynita A. Amos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yvonne T. Smith, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Kim B. Ronso, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, and Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agencies.Sharon E. Porter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William C. Grubb, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara J. Biddle, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Rudine J. Greenidge, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Manuel A. Nieves, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Mary F. Oliver, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James I. Watts, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Johnnie E. Jowers, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Bernal A. Otto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Hilton D. Allgary, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marion Ferguson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Judith Kirman, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Manuel A. Nieves, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Raynita A. Amos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diana Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cheryl R. Busby, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia Ford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Margaret S. Harrigan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.______________________________ Earl A. Aiello, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Roberto P. Rivera, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jasper Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States postal Service, Agency.Fannie Louise Holden, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Vickie D. Fox, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Venette Mariner, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.William E. Davis, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, AgencyRose Ann Flett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda J. Reedy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Susan E. Armstrong, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joanne Sullivan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anthony Cunningham, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic) Agency.Claynarn Robinson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.______________________________ Simuel Toole, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid West Region),) Agency.Doyle A. Slaten, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.______________________________ William L. Evans, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region) Agency.Renee Staley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Archie J. Patterson II, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Nancy M. McTigue, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Daryl Covington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theresa Chen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank J. Faison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Delia H. Reyes, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Denice M. Johnson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Albert W. Ide, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Donald C. Burton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, _ Agency.Stephen M. Oppermann, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Gary L. Schittone, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ora M. Smith, Appellant, v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Education, Agency.Earl R. Davis, 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.Cheryl L. Bryer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joan E. Klar, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.George D. Foote, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Lawrence C. Burdick, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Kisha L. Crum, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roger L. Burton, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Stephen J. Henry, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Van J. Ross, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Danielle F. Bryan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Norma S. Coon, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (U.S. Customs Service), Agency.Sandra E. Pacheco, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Randall, Jr. Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Mary E. Lumpkin-Benitez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region), Agency.Arthur D. Mobley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy Benjamin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Laura Riddle, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Deborah J. Brooks, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Frances Antonelli, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Gregory A. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dale Mackelprang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Gerald L. Wilson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Willie D. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ana C. Avanzini, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eduardo C. Nocon, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Enrique Jimenez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Victoria Franke, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Dennis G. McNab, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Heidi S. Howard, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Willie T. Cravin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (P/W Region), Agency.Jeremiah J. Callaghan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Albert Morton, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Bernal A. Otto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annie Hart, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Agency.Miguel B. Torres, 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.Joseph T. Siesto, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roy E. Vickers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Leroy Pinckney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Howard Russell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara A. Janak, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Lamar W. Sessoms, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Miguel B. Torres, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James Miller, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Donna R. Washington, Appellant, v. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer, Government Printing Office, Agency.Larry A. Graves, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Ravi Kumar Saxena, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration,) Agency.Charles R. Stephens, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clara J. Guellil, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theresa E. Brown, 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.Thanita Wilkerson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Samuel A. Gurrola, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Danielle F. Bryan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Samuel A. Gurrola, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Norman R. Johnson, Appellant, Agency No. 96008 William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Joanne Sullivan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bonnie M. George, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leon E. Hanson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western), Agency.Sheila D. Plater, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Emanuel Bailey, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Gertrude M. Beuing, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ragina L. Sanders, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Joseph L. Williams, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Allen McDaniel, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, (Mineral Management Service), Agency.Oressa Springs, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Bernis E. Hickman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Delphine Richardson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.