United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

JABEEN N. ABUTALIB, Petitioner

v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent ______________________

2023-1400 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. CH-0752-22-0357-I-1. ______________________

Decided: January 28, 2025 ______________________

J. DEREK MCCORQUINDALE, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Reston, VA, argued for petitioner. Also represented by JAMESON KYLE GARDNER, LUKE HAMPTON MACDONALD.

STEPHEN FUNG, Office of the General Counsel, United States Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by ALLISON JANE BOYLE, KATHERINE MICHELLE SMITH. ______________________

Before CHEN, BRYSON, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. Case: 23-1400 Document: 54 Page: 2 Filed: 01/28/2025

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