C.G. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Newark, NJ (Board decision, June 25, 2021)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the claimant’s request to dismiss the appeal. A party may petition the Board for reconsideration within 30 days of issuance unless this decision specifies another period, under 20 C.F.R. § 501.7(a). FECA compensation decisions are generally not subject to court review under 5 U.S.C. § 8128(b).

Plain-English summary

C.G. appealed a March 4, 2021 OWCP decision. The appellant subsequently sent a letter requesting dismissal. The Board granted the request and dismissed docket 21-0788. The order does not resolve the underlying benefits claim.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: The order cites no regulation; it grants the appellant's dismissal request.
• Outcome: Appeal dismissed at claimant’s request.
• Key point: The Board granted the appellant’s voluntary dismissal request.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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C.G., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 21-0788
) Issued: June 25, 2021
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, POST OFFICE,
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Newark, NJ, Employer
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Appellant, pro se
Office of Solicitor, for the Director

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Before:
ALEC J. KOROMILAS, Chief Judge
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Alternate Judge
VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

On April 12, 2021 appellant filed a timely appeal from a March 4, 2021 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned Docket No. 21-0788.

In a letter dated May 24, 2021 and received June 2, 2021, 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. 21-0788 is dismissed.

Issued: June 25, 2021
Washington, DC

Alec J. Koromilas, Chief 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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