Mojarro v. Merit Systems Protection Board

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit GUILLERMO MOJARRO, Petiti0ner, ' V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent, AND ( UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Interven.0r. * 2011-3079 Petiti0n for review of the Merit Systems Pr0tecti0n B0ard in case n0. SF0752090694-I-1. GUILLERMO MOJARRO, Petitioner, V. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Respom;ient. 2011-3120 MOJARRO V. MSPB 2 Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in case no. SF0752100222-I-2. ON MOTION Before BRYsoN, ScHALL, and PRosT, Circuit Judges. PER CUR1AM. - t 0 R D E R The United States Postal Service moves to dismiss Guillermo Mojarro’s petitions for review Mojarro- op- poses. The Postal Service moves for an extension of time to reply and submits a reply. Mojarro moves to strike the Postal Service‘s motions, requests judicial notice, and moves for leave to supplement his brief. ' l\/I0jarro’S petitions seek review of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board denying various em- ployee rights allegations that arose when he worked at the Postal Service. 011 April 14, 2011, after filing his petitions seeking this court’s revieW, Mojarro executed a global settlement agreement with the Postal Service. The agreement states in relevant part: After full and open discussion, Complainant hereby releases and forever discharges Postal Service, its past and present respec- tive officers agents, and employees, from any and all claims, demands, suits, rights, damages, union grievances, charges, admin- istrative remedies (including but not limited to Merit Systems Protection Board or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fil- ings), and causes of action of any and every 3 MOJARRO V. MSPB kind, nature, and character, known and un- known, which Complainant may now have or has ever had against Postal Service . . . which arose in whole or in part from Com- plainant’s employment relationship with Postal Service, and which are based upon in- cidents, occurrences, or actions taking place prior to the execution of this Agreement. _ The Postal Service moves to dismiss these appeals in light of Mojarro’s discharge and release of all claims and causes of action. ln response, Mojarro asserts, among other things, that he was on medication at the time of signing the settlement agreement and that he was also threatened and coerced into signing it. He thus requests that the settlement agreement not be enforced and that his petition be allowed to proceed before this__court. We deem it the better course to remand the petitions to the Board for further proceedings in order to assess Mojarro’s arguments that the settlement agreement should not be enforced and determine whether a case or controversy exists between the parties in the first in- stance. Accordingly, lT IS ORDERED THATZ (1) The Postal Service’s motion for an extension of time to file a reply is granted. (2) The petitions are remanded for further proceed- ings consistent with this order. (3) All pending motions are moot (4) Each side shall bear its own costs. MoJARRo v. mses FoR THs CoURT N9V 94 ?9l1 181 Jan namely Date J an Horbaly C1erk ccc Guillermo Mojarro Michael S. Carney, Esq. Christopher L. Krafchek, Esq. s2O Issued As A Mandate: 0 4 'FILED u.s. count 0F APPEALs ron tr-le renew cream NUV 04 2011 JAN HORBALV CLERK