NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2009-3079

PATRICIA HOOKS,

Petitioner,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Respondent.

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in

AT0752070959-I-1.

ON MOTION Before DYK Circuit Judge.

ORDER

The court treats Patricia Hooks' submission as a motion for leave to file a nonconforming Fed. Cir. R. 15(c) statement concerning discrimination.

Rather than submitting the court's Rule 15(c) form, Hooks submits a typed "Statement Concerning Discrimination in Support of Petition for Review." Hooks states that she raised claims of discrimination before the Merit Systems Protection Board but that the claims were ignored in the Board's decision.

The court notes that the Board's administrative judge did not address any discrimination issues in his decision. Thus, we determine that Hooks has complied with the requirements of Rule 15(c) and we grant Hooks' motion.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1 ) Hooks' motion for leave to file a nonconforming Rule 15(c) statement is granted.

(2) Hooks' brief is due within 21 days of the date of filing of this order.

FOR THE COURT

FEB 2 4 2009

/s/ Jan Horbaly

Date Jan Horbaly

Clerk FILE

U.S. COURT OF

THE FEDERAL CIRCUITFOR

LS cc: Patricia Hooks (informal brief form enclosed)

James P. Connor, Esq. FEB 2 4 2009 s17 JAN NORBitLY

CLERK 2009-3079 2