Opinion ID: 479022
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Heading: Appeal of Removal.

Text: 11 Six days after the presiding official dismissed Espenschied's WGI appeal, on November 27, 1985, Espenschied appealed his removal to the MSPB. Espenschied argued that the agency's misrepresentation of his WGI appeal rights constituted good cause for waiving the 20-day time limit for appealing his removal. 12 In a January 13, 1986 decision, the presiding official dismissed Espenschied's removal appeal. The presiding official found that, although the agency had misrepresented Espenschied's WGI appeal rights, it had properly advised him about his rights to appeal the removal. The presiding official ruled that Espenschied had shown no good cause for waiving the time limit for appealing his removal. 13 The presiding official's decisions on both appeals became final decisions of the board, and Espenschied appealed to this court.