Case: 14-3001 Document: 16 Page: 1 Filed: 12/16/2013

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

HAMDY ALEX ABOU-HUSSEIN, Petitioner,

v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. ______________________

2014-3001 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT1221110850-W-1. ______________________

ON MOTION ______________________ ORDER The Department of the Navy moves to reform the cap- tion to designate the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) as the respondent in this petition. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 7703(a)(2), the Board is desig- nated as the respondent when the Board’s decision con- cerns 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 petitioner’s appeal for lack of Case: 14-3001 Document: 16 Page: 2 Filed: 12/16/2013

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jurisdiction. Thus, the Board is the proper respondent in this petition for review. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted. The revised official cap- tion is reflected above. (2) The Board’s informal response brief is due 21 days from the date of this order. (3) Abou-Hussein’s motion for an extension of time to file the reply brief is denied as moot. The Board’s re- sponse brief has yet to be filed. Abou-Hussein should calculate the due date for the reply brief from the date of service of the Board’s response brief.

FOR THE COURT

/s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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