Geraldine J. Nikrasch v. United States Postal Service

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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GERALDINE J. NIKRASCH,
Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,
Respondent.
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2013-3007
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in case no. CH0353120242-I-1.
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Before N EWMAN, L OURIE and REYNA, Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
The court considers whether Geraldine J.
Nikrasch’s petition for review should be dismissed.
This petition stems from an initial decision of the
Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”). Subsequently,
Nikrasch filed a petition for review of that decision with
both the Board and this court. Because Nikrasch may not
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simultaneously proceed in both fora, we directed her by
order of October 11, 2012, to inform this court within 21
days that she had dismissed her petition at the Board or
her petition would be dismissed. Because Nikrasch has
not done so, we dismiss. Nikrasch may appeal after the
full Board disposes of her pending petition.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The petition for review is dismissed.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
F OR T HE COURT
/s/ Jan Horbaly
Jan Horbaly
Clerk
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