Court Opinion

ID: 210684
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Date Created: 2011-03-13 08:15:20+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:28:02.525439
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Note: This disposition is nonprecedential.

 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
                                      2006-3400

                                DOROTHY HENSON,

                                                             Petitioner,

                                           v.

                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

                                                             Respondent.

      Dorothy Henson, of Houston, Texas, pro se.

       Michael S. Dufault, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division,
United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent. With him on
the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General; David M. Cohen, Director;
and Kathryn A. Bleecker, Assistant Director. Of counsel was Anuj Vohra.

Appealed from: United States Merit Systems Protection Board
                      NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

     United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                                      2006-3400

                                 DOROTHY HENSON,

                                                              Petitioner,

                                           v.

                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

                                                              Respondent.

                            __________________________

                            DECIDED: April 9, 2007
                            __________________________

Before MAYER, Circuit Judge, CLEVENGER, Sr. Circuit Judge and LINN, Circuit Judge

PER CURIAM.

      Dorothy Henson appeals the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection

Board, Henson v. Dep’t of Justice, DA-0752-03-0645-C-1 (M.S.P.B. Aug. 3, 2006),

which denied rehearing of its initial decision denying her petition for enforcement of a

settlement agreement, Henson v. Dep’t of Justice, DA-0752-03-0645-C-1 (M.S.P.B.

Mar. 9, 2006). We affirm.

      Here, Henson failed to carry her burden in establishing that the settlement

agreement was breached.       Indeed, because the agreement does not require the
amended SF-50 to be sent to her, failing to send it to her does not constitute a breach.

Nor do we find any error in the board’s conclusion that Henson failed to establish that

the amended SF-50 was not issued by the Marshals Service within a reasonable time,

particularly in light of evidence that it was issued within two months of the agreement.

In addition, because the board has discretion in whether to allow a hearing concerning

petitions for enforcement, 5 C.F.R. § 1201.183(a)(3), we find no merit to Henson’s

contention that she was improperly denied a hearing. Finally, we find no evidence to

support Henson’s contention that she was denied subsequent employment due to the

Marshals Services’ actions or inaction.

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