J.A. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Honolulu, HI (Board decision, January 28, 2021)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted J.A.’s request to dismiss the appeal from OWCP’s August 19, 2020 decision. It did not decide the underlying claim. A party may petition the Board for reconsideration within 30 days of issuance unless this order specifies another period, under 20 C.F.R. § 501.7(a).

Plain-English summary

J.A. filed a timely appeal from an August 19, 2020 OWCP decision. The Board later received a letter asking it to dismiss the appeal. It granted that request and dismissed the case without deciding the underlying claim.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: FECA appeal procedure before ECAB.
• Outcome: Appeal dismissed on appellant’s request.
• Key point: The Board ended the appeal after the appellant asked for dismissal.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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J.A., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 20-1624
) Issued: January 28, 2021
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, POST OFFICE,
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Honolulu, HI, Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Appellant, pro se
Office of Solicitor, for the Director

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Before:
JANICE B. ASKIN, Judge
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Alternate Judge
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

On September 10, 2020 appellant filed a timely appeal from an August 19, 2020 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned Docket No. 20-1624.

In a letter dated December 14, 2020, and received December 16, 2020, appellant requested that the appeal be dismissed.

The Board has duly considered the matter and concludes that appellant’s request for the dismissal of the appeal should be granted. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT appellant’s request for the dismissal of the appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 20-1624 is dismissed.

Issued: January 28, 2021
Washington, DC

Janice B. Askin, Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Patricia H. Fitzgerald, Alternate Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Valerie D. Evans-Harrell, Alternate Judge Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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