Case: 24-1672 Document: 9 Page: 1 Filed: 08/29/2024

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ JOEY D. GONZALEZ, Petitioner v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Respondent ______________________ 2024-1672 ______________________ Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. AT-0432-18-0700-C-1. ______________________ ORDER The petitioner having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(a) within the time permitted by the rules, it is ORDERED that the petition for review be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.

FOR THE COURT

August 29, 2024 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: August 29, 2024