At page 533 cited at this page4 citing cases
- PHH Corp. v. C.F.P.B., No. 15-1177 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 31, 2018).publishedAdmin., 635 F.3d 526, 533 (Fed.
- PHH Corp. v. Consum. Fin. Prot. Bureau, 881 F.3d 75 (D.C. Cir. 2018).published Admin., 635 F.3d 526, 533 (Fed.
- Abrams v. Soc. Sec. Admin., 703 F.3d 538 (Fed. Cir. 2012).publishedAdmin., 635 F.3d 526, 533 (Fed.Cir.2011). ‘“[G]ood cause’ is to be given meaning through judicial interpretation. ...” Brennan v. Dep’t of Health & Human Sens., 787 F.2d 1559, 1561-62 (Fed.Cir.1986).
- Abruzzo v. Soc. Sec. Admin., 489 F. App'x 449 (Fed. Cir. 2012).unpublishedIn Long v. SSA, this court reviewed the standard phrased as “conduct that ‘undermines public confidence in the administrative adjudicatory process,’ ” including misconduct “relate[d] in some way to the character traits expected of an ALJ,”…
At page 530 applying substantial evidence review to an appeal from the MSPB3 citing cases
- Hornsby v. Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency, No. 2023-3204 (D.D.C. Sept. 17, 2025).published Admin., 635 F.3d 526, 530 (Fed.
- Grissom v. DVA, No. 21-2124 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 30, 2022).unpublishedAdmin., 635 F.3d 526, 530 (Fed.
- Kalyanaram v. Am. Ass'n of Univ. Professors at the New York Inst. of Tech., Inc., 742 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2014).published(applying substantial evidence review to an appeal from the MSPB)
At page 534 cited at this page2 citing cases
- Shapiro v. Soc. Sec. Admin., 800 F.3d 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2015).publishedAdmin., 635 F.3d 526, 534 (Fed.Cir.2011)).
- Berlin v. Dep't of Labor, 772 F.3d 890 (Fed. Cir. 2014).publishedAdmin., 635 F.3d 526, 534 (Fed.Cir.2011); see Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Res.
At page 531 affirming the Board’s overturning of credibility determinations where the Board satisfied the more stringent standard1 citing case
- Beatrez v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 413 F. App'x 298 (Fed. Cir. 2011).unpublished (affirming the Board’s overturning of credibility determinations where the Board satisfied the more stringent standard)
At page 532 [Appellant] contends that the Agency’s charac- terization of [his] conduct in the specification of the Com- plaint establishes that it effectively charged [him] with [a] criminal offense. The Agency, however, explicitly charged [Appellant] with conduct unbecoming.1 citing case
- Doe v. DOJ, No. 24-2266 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2026).unpublished ([Appellant] contends that the Agency’s charac- terization of [his] conduct in the specification of the Com- plaint establishes that it effectively charged [him] with [a] criminal offense. The Agency, however, explicitl…)
At page 535 cited at this page1 citing case
- Spencer Neal Steinmetz v. Dep't of the Army (MSPB 2015).unpublished Long v. Social Security Administration, 635 F.3d 526, 535 (Fed.
At page 537 finding that knowledge of an ALJ’s behavior among his neighbors, coworkers, and other ALJs, as well as the local police’s posting of his mug shot, constituted “sufficient notoriety or public awareness to warrant ‘good cause’ for disciplinary action1 citing case
- Seth Grossman v. Soc. Sec. Admin., No. CB-7521-21-0009-T-1 (MSPB Nov. 28, 2025).unpublished(finding that knowledge of an ALJ’s behavior among his neighbors, coworkers, and other ALJs, as well as the local police’s posting of his mug shot, constituted “sufficient notoriety or public awareness to warrant ‘good c…)
At page 538 cited at this page1 citing case
- Levinson v. Ssa, No. 23-2277 (Fed. Cir. July 30, 2024).unpublishedAdmin., 635 F.3d 526, 538 (Fed.
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- David O. Rassenfoss v. Dep't of the Treasury, 2014 MSPB 68 (MSPB 2014).published
- Larry Butler v. Soc. Sec. Admin., No. CB-7521-14-0014-B-1 (MSPB Jan. 8, 2024).unpublished
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v.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Respondent
ON MOTION
ORDER
The Association of Administrative Law Judges et al. (AALJ) move without opposition for leave to file a brief amicus curiae in support of Danvers E. Long. AALJ also moves for leave to participate in oral argument.
Upon consideration thereof,
It Is Ordered That:
(1) The motion for leave to file a brief amicus curiae is granted.
(2) The motion for leave to participate in oral argument is deferred for consideration by the merits panel assigned to hear this case. Copies of this order and the motion shall be transmitted to the merits panel.