Case: 23-2053 Document: 13 Page: 1 Filed: 12/15/2023

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ANJANETTE WICKS, Petitioner

v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent ______________________

2023-2053 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-0752-17-0749-I-1. ______________________

Before PROST, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER Because Anjanette Wicks asserted before the Merit Systems Protection Board that her removal was in viola- tion of federal antidiscrimination laws and indicated that she did not wish to abandon her discrimination claims on judicial review, this court directed the parties to show cause why this case should not be transferred. Ms. Wicks has not responded. The Board requests transfer to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Flor- ida. See ECF No. 12 at 6–7. Case: 23-2053 Document: 13 Page: 2 Filed: 12/15/2023

2 WICKS v. MSPB

As respondent correctly notes, this is a “[c]ase[] of dis- crimination subject to the provisions of [5 U.S.C. §] 7702,” 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2). We lack jurisdiction over such a case, which must instead be brought in federal district court. Perry v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 582 U.S. 420, 432 (2017). Un- der the circumstances, we find it appropriate to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to the Middle District of Flor- ida, where the employment action occurred. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The petition for review and all filings are transmitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. FOR THE COURT

December 15, 2023 Date