J.R. and U.S. Postal Service, Cardiss Collins Post Office (Board decision, April 8, 2026)

ECAB final decision dismissing appeal. The Board granted the worker's request to withdraw the appeal and dismissed docket 26-0263 without deciding the underlying claim. Under 20 C.F.R. § 501.6(d), this order becomes final 30 days after issuance. A party may petition the Board for reconsideration within 30 days unless this order specifies another period, under 20 C.F.R. § 501.7(a).

Plain-English summary

A postal worker appealed a November 2025 OWCP decision. He later asked to withdraw the appeal. The Board granted the request and dismissed the case without reaching the merits of the November 2025 decision. The order states that Board decisions and orders become final after 30 days.

Decision snapshot

• Authority: 20 C.F.R. §§ 501.3, 501.6(d), 501.7(a).
• Outcome: The appeal was dismissed on the worker's request.
• Key point: A timely appeal may end when the appellant withdraws it.

Full text (ECAB public release)

United States Department of Labor
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

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J.R., Appellant
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and ) Docket No. 26-0263
) Issued: April 8, 2026
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, CARDISS COLLINS
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POST OFFICE, Chicago, IL, 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 January 7. 2026 appellant filed a timely appeal from a November 12, 2025 merit decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). The Clerk of the Appellate Boards docketed the appeal as No. 26-0263.

In a letter dated March 5, 2026, and received by the Clerk of the Appellate Boards on March 13, 2026, appellant requested that the appeal be withdrawn.

The Board, having duly considered this matter, 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. 26-0263 is dismissed.

Issued: April 8, 2026
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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