Theim v. Department of Justice
Theim v. Department of Justice
Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION
ORDER
Robert Theim moves to remand his petition for further proceedings. The Department of Justice consents.
Theim filed an action at the Board alleging that “from at least 1986 to 2001” the Department improperly charged his military leave account for days when he would not otherwise have been required to work. Treating the appeal as alleging a violation of the Uniformed Sendees Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USER-RA), the administrative judge dismissed Theim’s appeal, finding that Theim was not entitled to relief for any violation occurring before the enactment of USERRA, and, for the remaining violations, he failed to state a claim with enough specificity to allow the agency to reply. The administrative judge did not hold a hearing. Theim petitioned the Board for review.
On remand, Theim moved for the administrative judge to dismiss his appeal without prejudice to allow him time to obtain the information necessary to state a claim. The administrative judge granted Theim’s motion. Theim filed a petition for review by this court.
On Theim’s motion, this court stayed proceedings in this case pending disposition of a related case, Kirkendall v. Department of the Army, 479 F.3d 830 (Fed.Cir. 2007) (en banc). In Kirkendall, we held that the Board must hold a hearing in a case involving an alleged USERRA violation. Because the Board did not hold a hearing, we vacate the Board’s decision and remand for further proceedings.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion is granted. The Board’s decision is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Robert H. THEIM v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- Status
- Published