Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 1 5 U.S.C. § 7512 5 U.S.C. § 7513(d) 5 U.S.C. § 7702 5 U.S.C. § 7702(b)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 1631 Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1614.302 Supreme Court 318 U.S. 80, 88 425 U.S. 820, 832-833 Circuit Courts 715 F.2d 1485, 1490-1491 846 F.2d 1521, 1523-1524 64 F.3d 1137, 1141-1143 140 F.3d 1255, 1258-1259 257 F.3d 1249, 1255-1256 296 F.3d 1265, 1271 47 F. Supp. 2d 6, 7