J.L. and U.S. Postal Service, Post Office, Houston, TX (Board decision, May 25, 2023)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the employee's request to withdraw the appeal. It did not review the OWCP decision. 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

A postal employee appealed an August 19, 2022 OWCP merits decision. The employee later asked the Board to withdraw that appeal. The Board granted the request and dismissed the case. It did not decide the underlying compensation issue.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Board dismissal at appellant’s request.
• Outcome: Appeal withdrawn and dismissed.
• Key point: The Board closed the appeal at the employee’s request.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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J.L., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 23-0209
) Issued: May 25, 2023
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, POST OFFICE,
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Houston, TX, 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, Deputy Chief Judge VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge

On November 30, 2022 appellant filed a timely appeal from an August 19, 2022 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned Docket No. 23-0209.

In a letter dated April 21, 2023 and received on April 28, 2023, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.

The Board has duly considered the matter and concludes that appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal should be granted. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 23-0209 is dismissed.

Issued: May 25, 2023
Washington, DC

Alec J. Koromilas, Chief Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Patricia H. Fitzgerald, Deputy Chief Judge Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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

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