POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: Notice of Proposed Adverse Action
TO: Mr. Henry Chinaski

This is advance notice that it is proposed to suspend you from duty without pay for 3 days or to take such other disciplinary action as may be determined to be appropriate. The proposed action is considered to be for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service and will be effected no sooner than 35 calendar days from the receipt of this letter.

The charge against you and the reasons supporting the charge are:

CHARGE NO. 1

You are charged with being absent without leave on May, 13, 1969, May 14, 1969, and May 15, 1969.

In addition to the above, the following element of your past record will be considered in determining the extent of disciplinary action should the current charge be sustained:

You were issued a letter of warning April 1, 1969, for being absent without leave.

You have a right to answer the charge in person or in writing, or both, and to be accompanied by a representative of your own choosing. Your reply is to be made within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of this letter. You may also submit
affidavits in support of your answer. Any written reply should be directed to the Postmaster, Los Angeles, California 90052. If additional time is needed within which to submit your reply, it will be considered upon written application showing the necessity.

If you wish to reply in person, you may make an appointment with Ellen Normell, Chief Employ– ment and Services Section, or K. T. Shamus, Employee Services Officer, by telephoning 289-2222.
After the expiration of the 10-day time limit for reply, all of the facts in your case, including any reply you may submit, will be given full con– sideration before a decision is rendered. A decision in writing will be issued to you. If the decision is
adverse, the letter of decision will advise you of the reason, or reasons, relied upon in making the decision.