Bennett v. Dep't of Commerce

Full title: DARLENE PATRICE BENNETT, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Respondent

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Date published: Nov 15, 2022

No. 2022-2004 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 15, 2022)

Opinion

2022-2004

11-15-2022

DARLENE PATRICE BENNETT, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Respondent

PER CURIAM.

This order is nonprecedential.

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DC-0752-21-0142-I-1.

Before HUGHES, WALLACH, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

In response to this court's August 29, 2022, show cause order, the Department of Commerce urges transfer of this mixed case to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, noting Darlene Patrice Bennett "has brought related claims alleging discrimination" in that court. ECF No. 20 at 2. Ms. Bennett does not oppose transfer to a court where this court "believe[s] the case should be placed and has jurisdiction" and requests that if the matter is transferred, it be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. ECF No. 19 at 3.

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

This petition and all its filings are transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.