Statute treatment: 5 C.F.R. § 1201.43

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 292 citation events across 181 distinct cases.

292citations total

181distinct interpreting cases

2distinct courts

163citations in last 5y

1984–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Kim L. Hamilton v. Merit Systems Protection Board (1996) cafc 20 own cites 2× in case

#2 Raymond C. Ahlberg v. Department of Health and Human Services (1986) cafc 34 own cites 1× in case

#3 Ann Crispin v. Department of Commerce (1984) cafc 29 own cites 1× in case

#4 Terry L. Anderson, Leigh Anderson, Allan A. Broholm, and Rudolf C. Radnoff v. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (1987) cafc 10 own cites 2× in case

#5 Anthony R. Harp v. Department of the Army (1986) cafc 22 own cites 1× in case

#6 Carl L. Baker v. Department of Health and Human Services (1990) cafc 19 own cites 1× in case

#7 Turner v. Merit Systems Protection Board (2017) cafc 18 own cites 1× in case

#8 Theodore Callahan v. Department of the Navy (1984) cafc 14 own cites 1× in case

#9 Jackie Leseman v. Department of the Army (2015) mspb 3 own cites 2× in case

#10 Jones v. Department of Health & Human Services (2017) cafc 2 own cites 3× in case

#11 Muller v. Government Printing Office (2016) cafc 5 own cites 1× in case

#12 Thomas v. Office of Personnel Management (2009) cafc 5 own cites 1× in case

#13 Barnes v. Merit System Protection Board (2014) cafc 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 McDavis v. Merit Systems Protection Board (2012) cafc 2 own cites 1× in case

#15 Uliano v. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Boston Regional Office (2006) cafc 2 own cites 1× in case

#16 Derek J. Morris v. Department of the Navy (2016) mspb 1 own cites 6× in case

#17 Derek J. Morris v. Department of the Navy (2016) mspb 1 own cites 6× in case

#18 Defense Intelligence Agency v. Department of Defense (2015) mspb 1 own cites 1× in case

#19 Sadler v. Army (2025) cafc 1 own cites 1× in case

#20 Ball v. Merit Systems Protection Board (2004) cafc 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.