KROPAT v. F.A.A.

No. 98-1186.

162 F.3d 129 (1998)

Loren KROPAT, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION and U.S. Department of Transportation, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Bransford argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Daniel Kaplan, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, and Alfred R. Mollin, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, SILBERMAN and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") suspended petitioner Loren Kropat for thirty days without pay for disruptive and abusive conduct on the job. Kropat protested this disciplinary action and his complaint culminated in an arbitration hearing. The arbitration panel dismissed one of the charges against Kropat and reduced his suspension from thirty to ten days.

Although Kropat was afforded substantial rights to prehearing...

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