Charles Richmond Vs Opm

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Title and Citation The case was that of the Office of Personnel Management, Petitioner v. Charles Richmond. No.88-1943. Supreme Court of the United States 496 U.S. 414, argued Feb.21, 1990. Decided June 11, 1990. Facts of the Case Navy welder Charles Richmond was receiving disability annuity based on his prior civilian service in the Navy. Charles made more than the allotted monies he was supposed to during the months he was receiving the benefits. Charles asked an employee relations specialist at the Navy Public Works Center's Civilian Personnel Department for information about how much he could earn without exceeding the 80% eligibility limit. The specialist gave Charles the wrong information about the OPM 2 year eligibility rule that dated before in 1982. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) denied him six months of benefits after the year he had made the additional money that disqualified him for the benefits. The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) denied his petition for review claiming that the advice he had received from OPM would allow them to deny his benefits under this regulation. Key Legal Issues Charles appealed the denial of his benefits to the MSPB, and claimed that he had been given the wrong information from the specialist. The MSPB board denied his claim and said he should have reached out to the proper officials to get the right information. Basically the MSPB put the ball back in Charles Richmond ballpark saying he should have known better. The MSPB claimed that OPM cannot be held liable when the statues are posted about eligibility. Charles Richmond appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after MSPB denied his claim. Decisions The Court of Appeals granted certiorari. The Federal Court was divided and reversed the decision agreeing with Charles that the misinformation of the Navy specialist estopped the
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