Paul L. Seward, Petitioner, v. Department of the Navy, Respondent, 846 F.2d 77 (Fed. Cir. 1988)
Annotate this Case34 M.S.P.R. 585(T)
AFFIRMED.
Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge, and SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
PER CURIAM.
DECISION
The decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board), Docket No. SF07528710247, dismissing with prejudice Paul L. Seward's (Seward's) appeal from a final decision of the Department of the Navy (agency) after the parties reached a settlement and Seward requested to withdraw his appeal, is affirmed.
OPINION
Seward has pointed to nothing in the record to support his assertion that he was pressured into signing the settlement agreement by his attorney and agency representatives. Substantial evidence supports the administrative judge's finding that the agreement "appears to be lawful on its face and to be freely reached by the parties." The board did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Seward's appeal. See Asberry v. United States Postal Serv., 692 F.2d 1378 (Fed. Cir. 1982); 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) (1982).
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