DENNIS v. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Appeal No. 86-1138.

804 F.2d 670 (1986)

Debra A. DENNIS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

November 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Passman, of Passman & Broida, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Polly A. Dammann, of the Commercial Litigation Branch, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent. With her on the brief were Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director, and Robert A. Reutershan, Asst. Director, Dept. of Justice. Of counsel was Eileen M.I. Houghton, of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, D.C.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, NIES and NEWMAN, Circuit Judges.


MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Appeal from an arbitration award sustaining Department of Health and Human Service's (agency's) removal of Debra A. Dennis for submitting false information for entry into the agency's computerized case control system. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Debra A. Dennis worked for the Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, for over 18 years. It is undisputed that she was a knowledgeable and capable employee...

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