Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8)(A) 5 U.S.C. § 7703 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9) Circuit Courts 603 F.2d 182 768 F.2d 327 796 F.2d 430, 436 846 F.2d 1373, 1378 174 F.3d 1378, 1381 179 F.3d 1368, 1377 193 F.3d 1375, 1379 391 F.3d 1377, 1382 466 F.3d 1047, 1053 474 F.3d 1344, 1351 508 F.3d 674, 678