Statute treatment: 5 C.F.R. § 831.902

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 159 citation events across 35 distinct cases.

159citations total

35distinct interpreting cases

4distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1991–2018year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Buckley v. United States (2003) uscfc 6 own cites 29× in case

#2 Crowley v. United States (2002) uscfc 5 own cites 26× in case

#3 Louis D. Hall, Sr. v. Department of the Treasury (2001) cafc 20 own cites 7× in case

#4 Lengerich v. Department of the Interior (2006) cafc 34 own cites 4× in case

#5 Buckley v. United States (2001) uscfc 2 own cites 30× in case

#6 Watson v. Department of the Navy (2001) cafc 18 own cites 10× in case

#7 Miguel A. Camacho v. R. James Nicholson (2007) cavc 39 own cites 2× in case

#8 Thomas J. Felzien v. Office of Personnel Management (1991) cafc 18 own cites 3× in case

#9 Lowder v. Department of Homeland Security (2007) cafc 19 own cites 2× in case

#10 Crowley v. United States (2005) cafc 65 own cites 1× in case

#11 Crowley v. United States (2003) uscfc 17 own cites 2× in case

#12 Robert A. Perske v. Office of Personnel Management (1994) cafc 9 own cites 3× in case

#13 Ronald F. Koenig v. Department of the Navy (2003) cafc 8 own cites 3× in case

#14 Elizabeth M. Parker v. Office of Personnel Management (1992) cafc 20 own cites 1× in case

#15 Tunik v. Merit Systems Protection Board (2005) cafc 32 own cites 2× in case

#16 John J. Gallagher v. Department of the Treasury (2001) cafc 7 own cites 2× in case

#17 Weatherby v. Department of Interior (2006) cafc 5 own cites 2× in case

#18 Bingaman v. Department of the Treasury (1997) cafc 18 own cites 2× in case

#19 Franklynn A. Elias v. Department of Defense (1997) cafc 7 own cites 1× in case

#20 Fagergren v. Department of the Interior (2006) cafc 1 own cites 3× 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.