U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1994

Melanie L. Muwwakkil v. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided March 8, 1994 · Archer, Plager, Schall

18 F.3d 921; 17 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2763; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4123; 1994 WL 67189 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Melanie L. Muwwakkil, submitted Pro Se., Carol L. Wallaek, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Department of Justice, of Washington, D.C., submitted for respondent. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director and Jeanne E. Davidson, Assistant Director. Also on the brief were Lorraine Lewis, General Counsel and Murray H. Meeker, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, of counsel.

Cases that cite this one

36 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

Johnson v. Office of Personnel Management (Fed. Cir. 2006)
Christine Nixon v. Office of Personnel Management (Fed. Cir. 2006)
Nixon v. Office of Personnel Management (Fed. Cir. 2006)
Timex v. United States (Fed. Cir. 1998)
Timex V.I., Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cir. 1998)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien Lp (Fed. Cir. 2016)
In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2015)
In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2015)
In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2015)
Haggar Apparel Co. v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2000)
Janice R. Lachance, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Larry Devall, and Merit Systems Protection Board (Fed. Cir. 1999)
Floral Trade Council v. United States (United States Court of International Trade 1999)
Floral Trade Council v. United States (United States Court of International Trade 1999)
Watkins v. Opm (Fed. Cir. 2023)
Superior Optical Labs, Inc. v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2020)
Miller v. Office of Pers. Mgmt. (Fed. Cir. 2018)
ADC Telecomms., Inc. v. United States (United States Court of International Trade 2017)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien Lp (Fed. Cir. 2016)
Russell v. Department of Health (Fed. Cir. 2014)
In re: Parmalat Securities Litigation (2d Cir. 2011)
In re: Parmalat Securities Litigation (2d Cir. 2011)
DGR Associates, Inc. v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2010)
Dal-Tile Corp. v. United States (United States Court of International Trade 2004)
Dee W. Kilpatrick, Claimant-Appellee v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Fed. Cir. 2003)
Kay Coles James, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Frank Santella and Joseph Jech, and Merit Systems Protection Board (Fed. Cir. 2003)

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Opinion of the Court

Dissenting Opinion

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