Baney v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Case: 13-3003 Document: 12 Page: 1 Filed: 12/07/2012 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit __________________________ JOHN-PIERRE BANEY, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. __________________________ 2013-3003 __________________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in case no. DA0752120158-I-1. __________________________ ON MOTION __________________________ ORDER The Department of Justice moves to recaption to name the Merit Systems Protection Board as respondent. Mr. Baney opposes. 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 Case: 13-3003 Document: 12 Page: 2 Filed: 12/07/2012 JOHN-PIERRE BANEY V. MSPB 2 dismissed Baney’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Thus, 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