Opinion
2014-3037
03-28-2014
DONNA J. DEEM, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. SF0752120777-I-1.
ON MOTION
ORDER
The Department of Homeland Security moves to reform the official caption to name the Merit Systems Protection Board ("Board") as the proper respondent.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7703(a)(2), the Board is designated 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 Donna Deem's appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Thus, the Board is the proper respondent in this petition for review.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to reform the caption is granted. The revised official caption is reflected above.
(2) The Board's informal response brief is due within 21 days from the date of filing of this order.
FOR THE COURT
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Daniel E. O'Toole
Clerk of Court
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