BUFFKIN v. DEPT. OF DEFENSE

2019-1531.

957 F.3d 1327 (2020)

Jimmiekaye BUFFKIN, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Hirn , Hirn Law, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.

Ashley Akers , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by Shari A. Rose , Joseph H. Hunt , Reginald Thomas Blades, Jr. , Robert Edward Kirschman, Jr .

Before Dyk, Moore, and Hughes, Circuit Judges.


Jimmiekaye Buffkin appeals from an arbitrator's decision dismissing her grievance against her employer, the Department of Defense ("agency" or "government"). The arbitrator concluded that Ms. Buffkin's request for arbitration was untimely under the collective bargaining agreement ("agreement") between Ms. Buffkin's union and...

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