Marshall v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Case: 13-3012 Document: 11 Page: 1 Filed: 12/07/2012 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit __________________________ DOUGLAS SCOTT MARSHALL, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. __________________________ 2013-3012 __________________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in case no. NY0353110257-I-1. __________________________ ON MOTION __________________________ ORDER The United States Postal Service moves to recaption to name the Merit Systems Protection Board as respondent. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7703(a)(2), the Board is desig- nated as the respondent when the Board's decision concerns 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 Marshall’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Thus, Case: 13-3012 Document: 11 Page: 2 Filed: 12/07/2012 DOUGLAS MARSHALL V. MSPB 2 the Board is the proper respondent in this petition for review. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted. The revised official caption is reflected above. The Board’s responsive brief is due within 21 days of the date of filing of this order. FOR THE COURT /s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk s21