Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 1211 5 U.S.C. § 1212(a) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(a) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(a)(2) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 1201.113 5 C.F.R. § 1201.56(a)(2)(i) 5 C.F.R. § 2635.101(b)(11) Supreme Court 405 U.S. 150 Circuit Courts 978 F.2d 679, 687 989 F.2d 1164, 1167 2 F.3d 1137, 1141 83 F.3d 1384, 1387 141 F.3d 1139, 1144 242 F.3d 1367, 1371 263 F.3d 1341 295 F.3d 1310, 1313 301 F.3d 1375, 1380 307 F.3d 1339, 1340 343 F.3d 1378, 1382-1383 437 F.3d 1322 452 F.3d 1297, 1302-1305 518 F.3d 905, 909