Case: 14-3170 Document: 14 Page: 1 Filed: 10/16/2014
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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RICHIE LEON HALL,
Petitioner,
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent.
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2014-3170
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in No. DC-3443-14-0725-I-1.
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ON MOTION
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ORDER
The Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) moves to
reform the official caption to name the Merit Systems
Protection Board (“Board”) as the respondent, and for an
extension of time for the Board to file its response brief 21
days from the later of the date of disposition of this motion
or the date that Richie Leon Hall submits the filing fee.
Hall opposes.
Case: 14-3170 Document: 14 Page: 2 Filed: 10/16/2014
2 HALL v. MSPB
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7703(a)(2), the Board is desig-
nated as the respondent when the Board’s decision con-
cerns the procedure or jurisdiction of the Board. The
employing agency is designated as the respondent when the
Board reaches the merits of the underlying case. Here, the
Board dismissed Richie Leon Hall’s petition for lack of
jurisdiction. Thus, the Board is the proper respondent in
this petition for review.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to reform the caption is granted. The
revised official caption is reflected above.
(2) The motion for an extension of time to file the re-
sponse brief is granted to the extent that the Board
should calculate the due date for its brief from the date
Hall pays the filing fee.
FOR THE COURT
/s/ Daniel E. O’Toole
Daniel E. O’Toole
Clerk of Court
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