Opinion ID: 2313743
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Events Leading to this Appeal

Text: On January 10, 2001, PDS sent Carl Chase a Notice of Final Decision terminating him from his non-attorney position as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Justice Act Office effective January 15, 2001. The Notice stated that Chase had the right to appeal the termination to the Office of Employee Appeals and also ... to the PDS Board of Trustees, but that any appeal must be filed ... by February 15, 2001. Chase filed a Petition for Appeal with the OEA on February 12, 2001, and the case was assigned to an Administrative Judge (ALJ) on March 14, 2003. On August 1, 2003, PDS requested that [Chase's Petition for Appeal] be dismissed, asserting ... that the [OEA] lacked jurisdiction to decide this matter because ... a change in the law ... exempted [PDS] from [the OEA's] continuing jurisdiction.... [1] The ALJ agreed with PDS, conclud[ing], as a matter of law, that the U.S. Congress intentionally removed PDS from the control of the District of Columbia, and as such, PDS is not subject to CMPA or the District's personnel regulations and policies. He dismissed Chase's petition on October 3, 2003. Chase then petitioned for judicial review and, in a September 29, 2006, opinion, the Superior Court affirmed, concluding that the OEA's decision that it does not have jurisdiction to hear the case is well supported in fact and the law. Chase timely filed notice of this appeal.