United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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FEDERAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION -
STATESIDE REGION, KAREN GRAVISS,
Petitioners
v.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DOMESTIC
DEPENDENTS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOL,
Respondent
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2015-3173
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Petition for review of an arbitrator’s decision in No.
14-1024-00182-7 by Steven G. Hoffmeyer.
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ORDER
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DOROTHY LOUISE LEE, Federal Education Association
Stateside Region, Dublin, OH, for petitioner Karen Gra-
viss.
TARA K. HOGAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil
Division, United States Department of Justice, Washing-
ton, DC, for respondent. Also represented by CLAUDIA
BURKE, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., CHAD A. READLER.
2 FEDERAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION v. DEFENSE
MATTHEW WHITMORE MILLEDGE, Office of General
Counsel, American Federation of Government Employees,
Washington, DC, for amicus curiae American Federation
of Government Employees. Also represented by DAVID A.
BORER, ANDRES MYLES GRAJALES.
KATHERINE MICHELLE SMITH, Office of the General
Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington,
DC, for amicus curiae Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Before PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, LOURIE, DYK,
MOORE, O’MALLEY, REYNA, WALLACH, TARANTO, CHEN,
HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
A majority of the active judges of this court have voted
to dissolve the en banc court. The case is hereby referred
to the original panel for further proceedings.
Circuit Judges O’MALLEY and WALLACH dissent.
FOR THE COURT
May 14, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court