Harris v. Merit Systems Protection Board

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit RENEE HARRIS, Petitr,`oner, V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Resp0ndent. ` 2011-3149 . Petition for review of the l\/lerit Systems Protection Board in case no. DCO752100086-I-2. ON MOTION Bef0re O’MALLEY, C'ircuit Judge 0 R D E R Renee Harris moves to supplement the record to in- clude certain documents she asserts are related to her petition. The Merit Systems Pr0tection B0ard opposes and states that Har1‘is’ brief should be stricken Harris replies HA_RRIS V. MSPB 2 Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Appe1late Procedure provides that the record on review is generally limited to the original papers and exhibits filed at the agency, in this case the lVlerit Systems Protection Board. Although the Rules of Evidence authorize judicial notice of certain facts outside of the record, the court is not persuaded that such action is warranted here. Because Harris cites to the documents in her opening brief, the court determines that a new opening brief must be filed that does not cite to the documents that were not before the Board. Accordingly, lT lS ORDERED THATZ (1) The motion to supplement the record is denied. ir (2) The previously filed brief is rejected. Harris is di- rected to file a corrected opening brief within 21 days of the date of filing of this order. The due date for the Board’s brief should be calculated from the date of filing of Harris’ corrected brief. (3) All other pending motions are moot. FOR THE COURT SEP 3 0 2]H[ /s/ Jan Horba1y Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc; George M. Chuzi, Esq. Sara B. Rearden, Esq. Fl 320 s.s.couar o'F§PPEALs FoR me renew macon SEP 3 0 2011 .lAN HORBALY CLERK