Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 1214(a)(3) 5 U.S.C. § 1221(e)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(a)(2) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8) 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9) Supreme Court 327 U.S. 678, 682 Circuit Courts 12 F.2d 623, 625 976 F.2d 1400, 1406-1407 978 F.2d 679, 686-689 2 F.3d 1137, 1140-1142 141 F.3d 1139, 1143 145 F.3d 1480, 1483 174 F.3d 1378, 1381 193 F.3d 1375, 1378-1381 242 F.3d 1367, 1372 327 F.3d 1354, 1356 424 F.3d 1151, 1160 437 F.3d 1322, 1325 452 F.3d 1297, 1301-1304 454 F.3d 1323, 1325 464 F.3d 1297, 1305 474 F.3d 1377, 1382 508 F.3d 674