United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

DAVID A. RICKEL, Petitioner

v.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Respondent ______________________

2020-2147 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-1221-19-0576-W-1. ______________________

Decided: April 18, 2022 ______________________

DONALD E. PINAUD, JR., Law Office of Don Pinaud, All Florida Justice, LLC, Jacksonville, FL, argued for peti- tioner.

ALISON VICKS, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Di- vision, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, ALLISON KIDD-MILLER, ROBERT EDWARD KIRSCHMAN, JR. ______________________

Before LOURIE, HUGHES, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges. Case: 20-2147 Document: 47 Page: 2 Filed: 04/18/2022

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