Id. at 1131 (discussing requirements of 5 U.S.C. §§ 7512, 7513); cf. 5 U.S.C. § 7501(2) (defining “suspension” as “the placing of an employee, for disciplinary reasons, in a temporary status without duties and pay”). The import of Oliver is that Case 1:09-cv-01343-RWR Document 17 Filed 12/07/09 Page 17 of 30 Thus, plaintiff’s characterization of Oliver, in an attempt to distinguish it from this case, is8 simply wrong: Contrary to plaintiff’s contention, Oliver did involve “a statute prohibiting ‘removal’ . . . unless conditions precedent were met,” see Pl.

[Emphasis added.] See 5 U.S.C. § 7501(2). Paid administrative leave may not in itself constitute an adverse action.