Hollins v. USPS

Case: 26-1862 Document: 6-1 Page: 1 Filed: 07/30/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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WILLIAM HOLLINS,

Petitioner v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,

Respondent

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2026-1862 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. CH-0752-26-0177-I-1.

______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ ORDER

The United States Postal Service moves to modify the caption to name the Merit Systems Protection Board as re- spondent and for an extension of time for the Board to file the response brief. The Board consents to the motion. Wil- liam Hollins has failed to timely submit, among other things, the docketing fee or motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and his Statement Concerning Discrimina- tion on Federal Circuit Form 10.

Case: 26-1862 Document: 6-1 Page: 2 Filed: 07/30/2026 2 HOLLINS v. MSPB

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 on the underlying personnel action.” Here, the Board dismissed William Hollins’s ap- peal for lack of jurisdiction. Thus, the Board is the proper respondent in this petition for review.

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion to modify the caption is granted to the extent that the revised official caption and short caption are reflected in this order.

(2) This matter is dismissed for failure to file the Statement Concerning Discrimination, Fed. Cir. R. 15(c)(3), and the docketing fee or motion for leave to pro- ceed in forma pauperis, Fed. Cir. R. 52(d).

FOR THE COURT July 30, 2026

Date Encls.: Fed. Cir. Form 6 (Motion and Declaration for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis) and Form 10 (Statement Concerning Discrimination)