NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
Wniteh ~tate~ Court of ~peal~
for tbejfeheral <!Cirruit
SANDRA SUTTON,
Petitioner,
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent.
2010-3147
Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in case no. CH844E090813-I-1.
ON MOTION
ORDER
The court treats Sandra Sutton's correspondence con-
cerning the timeliness of her petition for review as a
motion for reconsideration of the court's previous rejection
of her petition for review as untimely. Sutton also moves
(1) for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, (2) for an
extension of time to file her brief, and (3) for appointment
of counsel.
The court initially rejected Sutton's petition because it
appeared to be untimely. However, upon further review,
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the court determines that Sutton received the decision of
the Merit Systems Protection Board on May 12, 2010 and
this court received Sutton's petition on July 12, 2010.
Thus, Sutton's petition is timely: See 5 U.S.C.
§ 7703(b)(1).
Accordingly,
IT Is ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion for reconsideration is granted.
(2) Sutton's motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-
peris is granted.
(3) Sutton's motion for an extension of time to file her
brief is granted. Sutton's brief is due within 30 days of
the date of filing of this order.
(4) Sutton's motion for appointment of counsel is de-
nied.
FOR THE COURT
SEP 2 1 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk U.s. eouJ'l"ULl!!'OR
THE F~~rCiRcUIT
cc: Sandra Sutton
Sara B. Rearden, Esq. SEP 21 2010
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JAN HORBALY
CLERK
• Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1), a petition for
review of a Board decision must be filed within 60 days of
receipt of the decision. The court received Sutton's peti-
tion 61 days after she received the Board's decision.
However, the 60th day after Sutton's receipt of the
Board's decision was July 11, a Sunday. Thus, pursuant
to Fed. R. App. P. 26(a)(1)(C), Sutton's petition was due on
July 12, the day she filed the petition.