BILLER v. U.S. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BD.

No. 351, Docket 87-4076.

863 F.2d 1079 (1988)

Morris BILLER and Vincent R. Sombrotto, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith E. Secular, New York City (Sophia Davis, Cohen, Weiss & Simon, New York City, Darryl J. Anderson, Anton Hajjar, O'Donnell, Schwartz & Anderson, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for petitioners.

Deborah Stover-Springer, Washington, D.C. (Llewellyn M. Fischer, Gen. Counsel, Mary L. Jennings, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Marsha E. Mouyal, Reviewer for Litigation, Merit Systems Protection Bd., Washington, D.C., of counsel), for respondent.

Before NEWMAN and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges and GRAY, District Judge.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

On this appeal we are called upon to construe the Hatch Act and its implementing regulations. Passage of that Act signalled Congress' determination that for the government to function fairly and efficiently, it must limit the political activities of federal employees, employees of the District of Columbia, and certain employees of state and local governments. This petition for review is from a final decision and order of the Merit Systems...

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