Opinion ID: 157673
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Grievance claim

Text: Finally, plaintiff complains that “the step 3 agreement between the union and the agency . . . deprived [plaintiff] of his appeal rights, violated his due process rights as a preference eligible veteran to a hearing regarding termination of employment, deprived him of disability retirement benefits, and breached the union’s duty of fair representation.” Appellant’s Br. at 6. The district court dismissed plaintiff’s claims regarding the grievance process because they were time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations, see Order at 12-15, because plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies under the CSRA, see id. at 32, and because plaintiff failed to appeal from the settlement agreement, see id. at 30-32. Plaintiff does not address the bases of the court’s dismissal, arguing only that because he was notified of the settlement agreement twelve days after the thirty-day appeal date had expired, he was denied his appeal rights. See Appellant’s Br. at 7. Plaintiff does not cite this court to the record to support his claim, nor does he claim that he ever attempted to appeal the agreement. The district court stated that plaintiff received a copy of the agreement “no later than November 11, 1995,” see Order at 9, but appellee Moe Biller points this court to an affidavit by Jerry Streeter, which states that he took a copy of the entire union grievance file, including the settlement agreement, to plaintiff’s house no later -7- than October 27, 1995, see Appellant’s App. Vol. I at 155. Plaintiff’s argument is without merit.