GOODRICH v. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Appeal No. 83-1363.

733 F.2d 1578 (1984)

Clifton L. GOODRICH, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

May 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Hobbie, Washington, D.C., argued, for petitioner. With him on the brief was Mark D. Roth, Washington, D.C.

M. Susan Burnett, Washington, D.C., argued, for respondent. With her on the brief were Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen. and David M. Cohen, Director, Washington, D.C.

Before FRIEDMAN, DAVIS and NIES, Circuit Judges.


FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

This petition to review challenges the amount of an attorney's fee the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) awarded. The attorney who represented the federal employee was employed by a union. He sought a fee based upon the market value of his services. The Board awarded a fee based upon the union's expenses in providing the services. We affirm.

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This case grew out of the Department of the Navy's downgrading of petitioner...

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