SYNAN v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BD.

Appeal No. 84-1387.

765 F.2d 1099 (1985)

Nicholas C. SYNAN, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

June 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Pasquarelli, Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, Pittsburgh, Pa., for petitioner.

Evangeline W. Swift, Gen. Counsel, Mary L. Jennings, Associate Gen. Counsel for Litigation and Paul G. Streb, Merit Systems Protection Bd., of Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before FRIEDMAN and BALDWIN, Circuit Judges, and MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge.


BALDWIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board) dismissing petitioner's appeal of a seven day suspension for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm and, because we conclude that the appeal is frivolous, we assess costs and attorney fees of five hundred dollars ($500) jointly and severally against the petitioner and his attorney.

Background

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