Melton v. MSPB

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Melton v. MSPB

Opinion

Case: 22-1993 Document: 17 Page: 1 Filed: 11/09/2022

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

HEATHER A. MELTON, Petitioner

v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent ______________________

2022-1993 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. CH-0752-09-0448-M-1. ______________________

Before HUGHES, WALLACH, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER In response to the court’s August 31, 2022, order to show cause, the Merit Systems Protection Board urges dis- missal of this petition for review as untimely. Heather A. Melton has not responded. The Board entered its final decision in this case on April 21, 2022, affirming the dismissal of Ms. Melton’s pe- tition for enforcement. This court received Ms. Melton’s petition for review seventy-one days later, on July 1, 2022. Case: 22-1993 Document: 17 Page: 2 Filed: 11/09/2022

2 MELTON v. MSPB

Section 7703(b)(1)(A) of title 5 of the U.S. Code man- dates that a petition for review “shall be filed within 60 days after the Board issues notice of the final order or de- cision of the Board.” This deadline is jurisdictional and not subject to equitable tolling. See Fedora v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 848 F.3d 1013, 1016 (Fed. Cir. 2017). Thus, we only consider whether the petition for review was timely filed. Ms. Melton’s petition here was received outside of the 60- day filing deadline, and we therefore dismiss. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The petition for review is dismissed. (2) All pending motions are denied as moot. (3) Each side shall bear its own costs. FOR THE COURT

November 9, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

Reference

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Unpublished