Opinion ID: 470137
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Wilson's Attempts to Obtain Relief

Text: 7 While the agency was pursuing the application for disability retirement, Wilson sought several avenues of relief. First, on February 27, 1979, he filed an administrative appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board). The MSPB, however, dismissed the appeal, stating that the enforced sick leave imposed was not used in a personal, disciplinary-type situation, and thus, was not a suspension appealable to the MSPB under the civil service laws. Subsequently, Wilson appealed the MSPB's decision to the United States Court of Claims, but, as hereinafter noted, that appeal was eventually withdrawn, pursuant to a settlement agreement between Wilson and the Selective Service. 8 Second, also on February 27, 1979, Wilson filed a complaint with the Office of the Special Counsel to the MSPB, alleging harassment and retaliation. On October 23, 1979, the Office of Special Counsel released the report of its investigation in which it found that Selective Service had violated several laws and regulations in the actions taken against Wilson. The Special Counsel specifically noted that the agency was remiss in its capricious attitude toward Mr. Wilson and in its failure to consider his due process rights   . The Special Counsel found, however, that the evidence did not reveal that the agency's actions were the result of reprisals against Wilson for his disclosure of information relating to the Selective Service. 9 Third, on April 4, 1979, Wilson filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking injunctive relief against the agency and requesting restoration to his former position. Although the district court had originally granted Wilson's request for a temporary restraining order on April 5, 1979, it vacated that order on April 11, 1979. After the district court denied Wilson's reapplication for a temporary restraining order, Wilson appealed. On April 25, 1979, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted Wilson's request for an injunction to maintain the status quo, but later the court lifted that order. The appeal remained pending until it was withdrawn as part of the settlement agreement.