Case: 23-1694 Document: 17 Page: 1 Filed: 08/30/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ KEVIN R. BLAND, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, Respondent ______________________ 2023-1694 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. SF-0752-16-0368-I-1. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ ORDER Upon consideration of Kevin R. Bland’s motion to vol- untarily dismiss pursuant to Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and the parties’ joint re- sponse to the court’s August 22, 2023, order, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted. The petition for review is dismissed.

Case: 23-1694 Document: 17 Page: 2 Filed: 08/30/2023

2 BLAND v. AIR FORCE

(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT August 30, 2023 /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Date Jarrett B. Perlow Clerk of Court ISSUED AS A MANDATE: August 30, 2023