Opinion
2012-3048
02-22-2012
KEVIN L. HOBSON, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in DE3330110269-I-1.
ON MOTION
ORDER
The Department of Veterans Affairs moves to reform the caption to name the Merit Systems Protection Board as the 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.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion is granted. The revised official caption is reflected above.
(2) The Board should calculate its brief due date from the date of filing of this order.
FOR THE COURT
Jan Horbaly
Clerk
cc: Kevin L. Hobson
Sara Rearden, Esq.
K. Elizabeth Witwer, Esq.
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