DAWSON v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BD.

No. 82-2421.

712 F.2d 264 (1983)

Norman DAWSON, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. Office of Personnel Management, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1983.

As Modified July 7, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric K. Graf, Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, Wis., for petitioner.

Robert A. Reutershan, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before PELL, POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied August 12, 1983.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board's order denying the petitioner's request for attorney's fees under 5 U.S.C. § 7701(g). The Merit Systems Protection Board found that they had the authority to award attorney's fees to the petitioner under 5 U.S.C. § 7701(g), but that an award of attorney's fees was not warranted in this case. The Office of Personnel...

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