Burks v. Railroad Retirement Board

[ NOTE: This order is nonprecedential Umted States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit JOHN BURKS, Petiti0ner, V. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Responden,t. ' 2911-3196 § Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in case no. CHO752100197-I-1. ON MOTION 0 R D E R PER CURIAM. Rai1r0ad Retirement Board moves to dismiss John Burks’s petition for review for lack of jurisdiction. Burks opposes. The Board replies Burks moves for a stay of proceedings The Board opposes. Burks also submitted a motion to transfer, but has now moved to withdraw that motion. The Board moves to file a response out of time. Burks also submitted a motion to withdraw his petition, » BURKS V. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 2 but has now moved to withdraw his motion to withdraw. The Board moves to file a response out of time. Burks had filed a petition with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but he later requested to drop the filing The C0mmission appear to have now granted that request. Burks’s 15(c) Statement Concerning Dis- crimination indicates that he has abandoned or will not continue his claim of discrimination. The Board may raise jurisdictional arguments in its brief. Accordingly, IT ls ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion to dismiss is denied ` (2) Burks’s motion to withdraw his prior motion to transfer the petition is granted __ (3) Burks’s motion to withdraw his prior motion to withdraw his petition is granted (4) The Board’s motions to file responses out of time are granted (5) The Board’s response brief is due within 40 days from the date of filing of this order (6) All other pending motions are denied 3 :sURKs v. RA1LRom) RET1REMENT roman FOR THE COURT 959 l 9 ml /3/Jan H0rb.-ny Date cc: John Burks J an Horbaly Clerlc Douglas T. Hoffman, Esq. F"_E s19 ¥.S. COUHT OF Ai%'EALS FDR THE FEDERAl_ ClRCUiT DEC 1 92fll1 1mH0aBALv ag ..