NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit IN RE SHERMAN HOWARD, Petiti0ner. t Miscellane0us Docket No. 126 On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the Merit Systems Protecti0n B0ard in case no. DA07520901'Z2-I-1.

ON PETITION ORDER Sherrnan Howard submits a petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Merit Systems Pr0tection B0ard to comply with this court’s July 6, 2011 remand order in H0ward u. Department of the Air F0rce, Appea1 No. 2010- 3177, and for an award of attorney fees and costs.

Upon consideration thereof IT ls ORDERE1) THAT: The Merit S§/stems Protection Board is directed to re- spond no later than May 24, 2012.

IN RE HOWARD FoR THE CoURT 1 /s/ Jan Horbal__\[ Date J an Horba1y C1erk cc: Marshal1 D. White, Esq.

J0shua E. Kurland, Esq.

J ames M. Eisenmann, Esq.

C1erk, Merit Systen1s Protection Board s23 FlLED . . T DF APPEALS FOR U STi:4c`éli’?EDER.!.t C1RCU|T APR 27 2012 t .\AN HORBALY C\.ERK