Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 2302 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8) 5 U.S.C. § 7513 5 U.S.C. § 7703 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 1201.156(a) Supreme Court 411 U.S. 792, 802 Circuit Courts 684 F.2d 137, 141 715 F.2d 1485, 1488 774 F.2d 1529, 1539-1540 777 F.2d 1526, 1536 799 F.2d 1416, 1421 840 F.2d 972, 979 853 F.2d 862, 863-866 881 F.2d 1570, 1573 887 F.2d 471, 474 903 F.2d 1533, 1538-1539 10 F.3d 1421, 1428 23 F.3d 525, 528 33 F.3d 1308, 1313-1314 124 F.3d 1407, 1409 164 F.3d 634, 642 229 F.3d 1012, 1024-1025 242 F.3d 989, 990 257 F.3d 1249, 1255