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DEVLIN v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

No. 2014-3018.

767 F.3d 1285 (2014)

Robert C. DEVLIN, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

September 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason M. Wilcox , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.

Domenique Kirchner , Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With her on the brief were Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Robert E. Kirschman Jr. , Director, and Steven J. Gillingham , Assistant Director.

Before NEWMAN, MOORE, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Robert Devlin appeals from the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) denying his application for Basic Employee Death Benefits (BEDB) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 8442(b)(1)(A) submitted on behalf of his mother's estate. Because the Board properly interpreted 5 U.S.C. § 8442(b)(1)(A) and the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) implementing regulations, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Darlene Devlin had been...

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