Johnson v. Gibson

Case: 14-7098 Document: 4 Page: 1 Filed: 07/30/2014 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ R. WAYNE JOHNSON, Claimant-Appellant, v. SLOAN D. GIBSON, ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Respondent-Appellee. ______________________ 2014-7098 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in No. 14-1388, Judge Mary J. Schoelen. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ PER CURIAM. ORDER The court construes R. Wayne Johnson’s submission entitled “Petition for a Writ of Mandamus” as a motion seeking relief on the merits of his appeal and appointment of counsel. Mr. Johnson’s arguments concerning the merits of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’ denial of his writ of Case: 14-7098 Document: 4 Page: 2 Filed: 07/30/2014 2 JOHNSON v. GIBSON mandamus belong in his informal brief and not in a motion. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The motion is denied. FOR THE COURT /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court s19