Case Name: Carmen B. MARRON, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-12-13
Citations: 120 F. App'x 306
Docket Number: No. 04-3349
Parties: Carmen B. MARRON, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Respondent.
Judges: Before LOURIE, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 120
Pages: 306–307

Head Matter:
Carmen B. MARRON, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Respondent.
No. 04-3349.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
DECIDED: Dec. 13, 2004.
Before LOURIE, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
DECISION
PER CURIAM.
Carmen B. Marrón seeks review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board denying her petition to enforce a settlement agreement with the Department of Defense. Marron v. Dep't of Def., No. SE-0752-98-0263-C-1, 96 M.S.P.R. 117 (M.S.P.B. Apr.27, 2004). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Marrón was formerly employed as a teacher at the Department of Defense Dependents' Schools ("DoDDS"). Her separation from DoDDS was the subject of a prior appeal to the Board, which was dismissed under a settlement agreement whereby the agency agreed to furnish only neutral information to potential employers. When Marrón subsequently applied for reemployment at DoDDS, she learned that a negative recommendation from a former supervisor had been added to her application file. After the agency removed the negative recommendation at her request, Marrón petitioned the Board to reinstate her prior appeal, alleging breach of the settlement agreement.
An administrative judge ("AJ") denied Marron's petition after determining that any breach by the agency was immaterial. The AJ found no evidence that the negative recommendation in Marron's application file had actually affected her reemployment prospects because her submission of an incomplete application had precluded her consideration by DoDDS selecting officials. The AJ's decision became final when the full Board denied Marron's petition for review. 5 C.F.R. § 1201.113(b) (2004). Marrón appealed to this court, and we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9) (2000).
DISCUSSION
We will affirm the Board's decision unless it was: (1) arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion; (2) proeedurally deficient; or (3) unsupported by substantial evidence. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) (2000); see Briggs v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 331 F.3d 1307, 1311 (Fed.Cir.2003).
On appeal, Marrón reiterates her arguments presented below that the breach was material. Because the AJ's determination of immateriality is supported by substantial evidence, we remain unconvinced that the Board erred. In an attempt to disprove the immateriality of the breach, Marrón seeks to introduce on appeal new evidence of additional teaching positions for which she allegedly qualified. We cannot consider such evidence because it was not presented to the Board. Oshiver v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., 896 F.2d 540, 542 (Fed.Cir.1990). Based on the record below, we discern no error in the Board's application of the law, and find that its decision is supported by substantial evidence. Accordingly, we affirm.