Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 7513(b) 5 U.S.C. § 7513(b)(2) 5 U.S.C. § 7513(d)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 7701(a) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 1201.115(d) 5 C.F.R. § 1201.3(a)(2) 5 C.F.R. § 1201.56(a)(2) Circuit Courts 750 F.2d 937, 942 29 F.3d 600, 603 47 F.3d 409, 410 99 F.3d 1120, 1124-1126 154 F.3d 1313, 1316 154 F.3d 1357, 1361 185 F.3d 1374 216 F.3d 1021 260 F.3d 1336, 1341 437 F.3d 1322, 1328-1344