Equal Employment Opportunity Commission May 1999 casesFerdinand Readeaux, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John J. Platt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara Peoples-Stevenson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyRaymond Stasko, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic), Agency.Vincent H. Kuo, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Vernon E. Morris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda A. Bowie, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Henry Herrera, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn H. Keenan, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Valjean M. Satterwhite, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, (Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Andrew N. Wallace, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Doris M. Smith, Appellant, v. 4-H-390-1005-95 William J. Henderson, General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Martin Deranian, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.The Estate of Jane M. Pickering, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Patricia J. Milliman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John A. Crawford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lee Chapman, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Dorothy D. Partlowe, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Robbyn C. Brown, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Francesca Williams-Smith, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jean Bullard, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All./Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Gene H. Horne, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Janet G. Mislan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, AgencyMichael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William A. Best, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kenneth L. Little, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ernestine Lavergne-Kachur, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Janet Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Renee Palmer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen A. Harcksen, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Evelyn O. Holley, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. Agency.Kathryn A. Beck, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ronald E. Gale, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Troy Marsh, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Michael P. Elliotte, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Linda J. Angelucci, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas) Agency.Glen Shield, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Pamela J. Loney, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Juan R. Daly, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Essie J. Gilchrist, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration,) Agency.Sharon Wright , Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Rosa L. Hernandez, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Helen Clark, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Timothy Fitzgerald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid-West Region),) Agency.Frances A. Southerland-Jackson Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Nancy A. Pickett, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, AgencyDawn Y. Jones, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great lakes/Midwest Areas), Agency.Julie J. Kim, Appellant, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service Agency.Willie Percy, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defense Commissary Agency Agency.Mable L. Carnahan Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Marshall P. Mendez, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Craig W. Cameron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/ Western Region), Agency.John C. Klag, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyFlorence D. Black, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Lawrence Adams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vel D. Martin, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kathleen A. Daniello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robbyn C. Brown, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Nancy C. Ching, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and and Urban Development, Agency.Lolita Abille, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Roxanne Girard, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Sylvia D. Hall, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ethel M. Butler, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Carolyn R. Little, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Howard F. Shockley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carrie S. O'Neal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.James D. Freeley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John A. Nardella, Appellant, Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Robert C. Nutter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thelma Rogers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Russell Sirico, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose M. Bejar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Thelma Rogers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeffrey M. Jones, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Darnell Gardner, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Susan Y. Ellis, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Jose M. Bejar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Robert C. Muckle, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gloria Waddill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Linda G. Fleming, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Security Service), Agency.Blanca E. Lopez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Thomas M. McLendon, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elizabeth Rory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sylvan Kalter, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gerald C. Cortez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyLillie Ybarra, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.L. Bernard Wilson, 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.Ricky E. Jackson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Maria L. Quevedo, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense (Army & Air Force Exchange), Agency.James D. Freeley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra S. Craft, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Joseph F. Lewis, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Bureau of Prisons) Agency.Fred Ponder, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Vernon E. Morris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dennis J. Campbell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Conrad J. Curry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy Ignelzi, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Northeast/New York Metro Region), Agency.Frederic A. Myers, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation Agency.Veronica W. Aikens, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Dierdre A. Lum, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Sally T. Stapp, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Rhonda White, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda K. Hughes, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Linda J. Rodriguez, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Patricia E. Weber, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Mark J. Villanueva, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Irene Homyer, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Joseph T. Gore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael Proctor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Neriessa M. Enriquez, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Janice J. Rodgers, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Archie Stroud, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Rita E. Hansard, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Brent G. Poll, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Mary L. Dombrowski, Appellant, v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ronald E. Gale, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Donna Welch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service Agency.Victoria Klein, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Estate of Valli J. Nason, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lois J. Johnson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Charles Amos, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.Edward M. Bratton, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Zella R. Davis, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Maggie Oliver, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gaythel M. Warren, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Jimmy W. Luckie, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Larry Gilmore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank Kryfka, Jr., Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Margaret M. Giddo, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Rose M. Mitchell, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Lilia O. Hughes, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army & Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.James Butler, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jeremiah J. Callaghan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara A. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Andrew G. Zukowski, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Tauheed F. Shabazz, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance and Accounting Service), Agency.Sonya B. Kifer, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Joan R. Stephens, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Angelia D. Hunter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lawrence Battle, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Victoria L. Newton, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Bernard J. Kruse III, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of Interior, Agency.John J. Platt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donnamae S. Stevens, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Beverly Friend, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sidna B. Gee, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mollie Deason, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sheila Smith, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Agency.James O. Ford, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Appellants, )Estate of Ellen McClinton, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Bonita A. Marshall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyBrian K. Herron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Jr., Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elnora Brown, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Darrie L. Walton, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Tracy E. Usry, Appellant, v. Donna Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, (Food and Drug Administration),) Agency.Michael A. Lovett, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Pierrine D. Hunter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Headquarters), Agency.Samuel T. Cobb, III, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Eric Olsen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rosalee Walker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elia I. Gamez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Henry F. Towns, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kathleen A. Harcksen, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Joseph T. Gore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Louis B. Proffitt, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, (Farmers Home Administration), Agency.Jimmy Melendez, Appellant, v. I. Michael Heyman, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Agency.Renee Palmer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ida Dreves, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Rod Santellanes, Jr., Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Joanne M. Caliguri, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Vincent H. Kuo, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Lorraine K. Wallace, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Garfield Taylor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jerry Moore, et. al., Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (U.S. Coast Guard), Agency.Jose M. Bejar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sallie Seymour, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, (National Institute of Health), Agency.Boyd L. Leech, Appellant, v. 4E-870-1155-95 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Phyllis A. Morse, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Rondal G. Ballard, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyGaythel M. Warren, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Thomas E. Johnston, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Sherman L. Mitchell, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Judith G. Mayne, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Earl V. Dunnington Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Michael A. Ziomber, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rita E. Hansard, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Arla M. Gaines, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Mary Ann Callahan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernard F. Anderson, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Bobby M. Cowley, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mary Ann Scott, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Robert J. Franklin, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Thomas E. Johnston, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Donald M. Lynds, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Maggie Oliver, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa S. Rapp, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Minh T. Giang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Conrad J. Curry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Layna Kocher, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.John F. Benton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose G. Rivera, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia E. Weber, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Carolyn Harris-Corbett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Joseph A. Harris, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph A. Harris, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lynn Abernathy, Jr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Gregory Williamson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Vincent F. Dattoli, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy Lorenz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Verdell S. Whitfield, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Martha E. Kern,) Appellant,) v.) Togo D. West, Jr.,) Secretary,) Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.)Natwarlal Patel, Appellant, v. Hearing No. 210-97-6088X Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Jorge I. Rivera, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joan R. Stephens, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Gail A. Fennell, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Robert W. Bria, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rena F. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Russell F. Terhaar, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y Metro Region), Agency.Karen G. Curry, Appellant, v. Agency No. 98-0289 Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Douglas E. Liberato, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard N. Curving, Appellant, v. Agency No. 4A-070-0108-98 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Geraldine Lujan, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Elnora Brown, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Gene E. Thomas, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.v. ) Request No. 05970011Michael L. Haskins, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.v. ) Request No. 05970174Doris Johnson, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (Indian Health Service), Agency.Patricia A. Kyes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest areas), Agency.Jamie C. Thompson, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Renee Palmer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Katrina D. Hansen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Linda S. Palumbo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Kimberly J. Hopper, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.Margaret R. Sherman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephanie R. Spellman, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Doris M. Smith, Appellant, v. 4-H-390-1005-95 William J. Henderson, General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Henry D. O'Maile, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Kristine M. Dekreon, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.Daniel Burney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joe Brown, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Billy Edwards, Appellant, v. Agency No. 97-0127 Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Kathy M. Curtis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karen A. Jordy, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Clyde W. Kinsey, Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ethel J. Ashe, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Ram Vamanrav, Appellant, v. Agency No. 1E-841-1029-96 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency._____________, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Shelia M. Wiley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie D. Key, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James R. Kimball, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia K. Brady, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Fred Ponder, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Patricia Gomez, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, (Administration for Children and Families), Agency.Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Willie Elder, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Eddie L. Smith, Appellant, Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army Agency.Sherrie L. Padavick, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald McMorrow, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Ted W. Fitzhugh, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Patricia A. Deloach, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Linda G. Fleming, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Security Service), Agency.Geraldine Lujan, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Donald W. Watson, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Appellants, )Suzanne M. Van Uitert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph G. Cutrufello, 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.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert W. Bria, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephanie L. Scott, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gloria Ward, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gail Laber, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Verdell S. Whitfield, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cynthia Davis-Francis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),)Martha A. Edwards, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.James Butler, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James R. Holtgrewe, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Agency.Karen Moriarty, Appellant, v. Agency No. 980186 Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.James Ford, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyAlvin Spencer, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Patricia K. Brady, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Donna C. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anthony Taylor, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mark J. Gifford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James D. Boatman, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Charles D. Jacobs, Appellant, v. John M. Bernal, U.S. Commissioner, International Boundary & Water Commission, Agency.Darlene King, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Derrick Chambers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara C. Hamilton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Neriessa M. Enriquez, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Constantine J. Economou, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Orin I. Tennison, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ruth Turner, et al, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Navy, Agency.Jerry W. Metz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Yeu Tong Sit, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Ernest Faison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jacquetta Collins, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.William A. Davidson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Arla M. Gaines, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.James M. Wallace, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyKathy M. Curtis, Appellant, v. Agency No. 1G-701-0073-98 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph J. D'Angelantonio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nina Tillman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Lucille Sneed, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Mohamed Kamal, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Raul E. Paiz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda K. Hughes, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Joe Brown, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Justine H. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darlyne T. Schneider, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.`Frankie Hamilton, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Phyllis A. Kadison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brian G. Polanco, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Carlos Gallegos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vanessa L. Tyson, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Dennis A. Roach Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs,) Agency.Sandra Weinstein, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Eugene J. Kaelin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyRod Santellanes, Jr., Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.David D. Webb, Appellant, v. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency.________________, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Phyllis A. Kadison, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Minette King, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice (Bureau of Prisons), Agency.John M. Scorcia,) Petitioner,) ) v.) Petition No. 03980115 ) MSPB No. NY-0752-97-0315-I-1 William J. Henderson,) Postmaster General,) United States Postal Service,) Agency.)John B. Hohrein, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Earl P. Shannon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Marion Ware, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eugene Carroll, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Janice I. Brill, Appellant, Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Norma Stephens, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Michael L. Haskins, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency) Agency.Linda J. Weyandt, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Rachel Swearingen, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Charles Morgan, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Richard N. Curving, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Debbie D. Reynolds, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane Gutierrez, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Sharella D. Spikes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thelma Rogers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gemma E. Munar, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Donna C. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Aubrey R. Henry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kim Johnson, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation Agency.Stephen B. Spies, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Edward A. Beltz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael J. Lewis, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Andera K. Roberts, Appellant, v. Agency No. J-0805-MO-A-01-05 - GAH Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lenard Banks, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sandra M. Le Blanc, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Jr., Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Area Agency.Sherrill S. Sanchez, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Charles L. Jackson, Appellant, Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Denothras F. Pierce, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Bureau of Prisons) Agency.Billie R. Brown, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, AgencyRonald E. Coblentz, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Myron L. Bass, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph G. Cutrufello, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Boyd L. Leech, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jean Haynes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (S.E./S.W. Areas), Agency.Steven W. VanDesande, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Andrew N. Wallace, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Maria C. Lopez-Parra, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clark T. Heins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carl D. Lockhart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Virginia A. Narsete, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Suzanne M. Van Uitert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wayne G. Reese, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eli Jones, Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.William L. Hughes, Appellant, ICC-OHR-92-HU-01 J. Morgan, 033-93-5923X Chairman, 033-93-5924X Surface Transportation Board,) Agency.Marty A. Davis-Daniels, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Oscar B. Blase, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Albert J. Garner, Sr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), AgencyMarshall P. Mendez, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Nancy Johnson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Essie J. Gilchrist, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration,) Agency.John F. Gallagher, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Earl Annable, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ethel M. Butler, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.George Colebrook, Jr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Jerry Jobes, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Raul E. Paiz, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda S. Palumbo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Sherman Rayford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marty A. Davis-Daniels, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ruben Garza, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Laurence Carton, et al., Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Thelma Rogers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard Salas, Appellant, v. Richard E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Gail A. Fennell, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.John F. Arps, III, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank Sanchez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Behari Mehta, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.George L. Castillo, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Eric Waddell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jack R. Scoggin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Jose M. Bejar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Diane Gutierrez, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.James A. Lowe, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyTeresa I. Little, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency,) Agency.Robert A. Curtis, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyDaniel G. Frieman, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Don Limin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Joel Schaefer Appellant, Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Mollie Deason, Appellant, v. Agency No. 4G-770-1477-96 William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vivien Whitley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Diane P. Wood, 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.Pamela J. Loney, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Frances A. Southerland-Jackson Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Juan C. Sosa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy C. Ching, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and and Urban Development, Agency.Brian G. Polanco, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Leonard J. Novak, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ron L. Stancil, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyMichael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William L. Pickworth, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Joan T. Hall, Appellant, v. Agency No. 97-55-02490 William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Robert L. Cooper, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Danny R. Gahagan, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Frank Barela, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Millicent Marshall, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Lyndia G. Alvarez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia Niemann, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jeffrey K. Mauck, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth W. Dodson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (National Imagery and Mapping Agency), Agency.Robert Mays, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Gloria Ward, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brenda L. Baxter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Bernard Ernst, Appellant, v. Hearing No. 240-97-5067X Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Janice J. Rodgers, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Michael P. Elliotte, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Karen S. Barrett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles L. Franks, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Thomas L. Todd, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, AgencyRichard O. Salas, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Cheryl Duzant, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn H. Keenan, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Taggart Tartt, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Judeanne L. Emmett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Millicent Marshall, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Ram Vamanrav, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph E. Bruno, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Blaise J. Giancola, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Dorothy J. Tyler, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Stan Laber, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Nicole Shank, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (NE/NY Region), Agency.Robert C. Crevier, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Maya Vasquez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.John D. Hall, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margaret M. Giddo, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.________________, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lavernn Alston, et al., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Franklin D. Nicoloudakis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, Postal Service, Agency.Meryl E. Rogers, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.Irene Homyer, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mychal G. Manson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region) Agency.Orin I. Tennison, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Karen Moriarty, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Elizabeth Rory, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa Lodenkamper, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Kristine M. Dekreon, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.William A. Davidson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sharon L. Blount, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Santiago Burgos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael S. Kohan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lewis R. Stiles, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Harriet B. Brown, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Tyler Strickland, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Mid West Region),) Agency.Jan Stringer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John F. Winslow, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Bureau of Engraving and Printing), Agency.Alvin D. Powell, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation Agency.Ferdinand Readeaux, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dorothy J. Burgess, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia J. Milliman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nancy Johnson, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Steven W. VanDesande, 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.Robert L. Ross, 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.Dierdre A. Lum, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Glenn Walls, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Gregory Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rena F. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),) Agency.Richard Y. LaVere, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Charles L. Franks, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jose M. Bejar, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Mark Kessinger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service,) Agency.Eulah B. Bailey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Othea L. Dixon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (All./Mid-Atl. Region), Agency.Mark J. Villanueva, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kevin E. Patterson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.