C.P. and U.S. Postal Service, Chino Hills Post Office (Board decision, June 24, 2024)

ECAB final decision. The Board granted the appellant’s request to withdraw her appeal and dismissed it. 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). FECA compensation decisions are generally not subject to court review under 5 U.S.C. § 8128(b).

Plain-English summary

A postal worker appealed OWCP’s February 2, 2024 decision. The Board assigned the appeal docket number 24-0374. She later asked to withdraw the appeal in a June 14, 2024 letter. The Board granted that request and dismissed the appeal without reaching the merits of OWCP’s decision.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq.
• Outcome: Withdrawal granted; appeal dismissed.
• Key point: The appellant’s request ended Board review of this appeal.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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C.P., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 24-0374
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Issued: June 24, 2024
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, CHINO HILLS POST )
OFFICE, Chino Hills, CA, Employer )
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Appearances: Case Submitted on the Record
Appellant, pro se
Office of Solicitor, for the Director

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Before:
PATRICIA H. FITZGERALD, Deputy Chief Judge VALERIE D. EVANS-HARRELL, Alternate Judge JAMES D. McGINLEY, Alternate Judge

On February 27, 2024 appellant filed a timely appeal from a February 2, 2024 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards assigned the appeal Docket No. 24-0374.

By letter dated June 14, 2024, appellant requested that her appeal be withdrawn.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. 1 Accordingly,

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The Board’s decisions and orders are final upon the expiration of 30 days from the date of their issuance. 20 C.F.R.
§ 501.6(d).
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT appellant’s request for the withdrawal of the appeal is granted. The appeal docketed as No. 24-0374 is dismissed.

Issued: June 24, 2024
Washington, DC

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

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

James D. McGinley, Alternate Judge
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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