Statute treatment: 5 C.F.R. § 550.803

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 87 citation events across 47 distinct cases.

87citations total

47distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

7citations in last 5y

1976–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Fausto (1988) scotus 990 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Testan (1976) scotus 3,881 own cites 1× in case

#3 Athey v. United States (2018) cafc 23 own cites 5× in case

#4 Chester A. Wallace v. Office of Personnel Management (2002) cafc 16 own cites 6× in case

#5 Athey v. United States (2015) uscfc 9 own cites 8× in case

#6 Charles E. Gavette v. Office of Personnel Management and Department of the Treasury (1986) cafc 49 own cites 2× in case

#7 James E. Brown v. Secretary of the Army. Wellington Mitchell v. Secretary of Commerce (1990) cadc 44 own cites 2× in case

#8 Gavette v. Office of Personnel Management (1986) cafc 131 own cites 1× in case

#9 Summers v. United States (1981) cc 20 own cites 2× in case

#10 Jankowitz v. United States (1976) cc 49 own cites 1× in case

#11 Donovan v. United States (1978) ca3 25 own cites 4× in case

#12 In the Matter of Brad Levenson (2009) ca9 14 own cites 2× in case

#13 Montalvo v. United States (1982) cc 38 own cites 1× in case

#14 Adams v. United States (2001) uscfc 12 own cites 2× in case

#15 Social Security Administration v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (2000) cadc 16 own cites 4× in case

#16 In the Matter of Golinski (2009) ca9 10 own cites 2× in case

#17 Maney v. Department of Health & Human Services (1986) dcd 4 own cites 4× in case

#18 Ainslie v. United States (2003) uscfc 8 own cites 2× in case

#19 Shelleman v. United States (1986) cc 21 own cites 1× in case

#20 Max T. Mattern v. Department of the Treasury (2002) cafc 19 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.