Bouchard v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Opinion

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

Wuiteb ~tate~ <!Court of §ppeal~ for tbe jfeberal <!Circuit

JAMES L. BOUCHARD,

Petitioner,

v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.

2011-3125

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in case no. AT1221100506-W-1.

ON MOTION

ORDER

The Department of Veterans Affairs moves to reform the official caption to designate the Merit Systems Protection Board as the respondent. James L. Bouchard opposes .

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. We

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determine that the Board should be designated as the respondent.

Accordingly, IT Is ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted. The revised official caption is reflected above.

FOR THE COURT

JUL 2? 2011 lsI Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

cc: Beverly Bates, Esq. FILED Sarah A. Murray, Esq.

'.s. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEOERAl CIRCUIT

Calvin Morrow, Esq.

JUL 27 2011

s20 JAN HORBALV

CLERK