Michelle Y. Anderson v. Merit Systems Protection Board

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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MICHELLE Y. ANDERSON,
Petitioner
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent
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2023-1658
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in No. SF-0353-16-0528-I-2.
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Before D YK, C UNNINGHAM , and STARK, Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Having considered any response to this court’s show
cause order, we transfer the case to the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Central District of California.
Michelle Y. Anderson brings a “[c]ase[] of discrimina-
tion subject to the provisions of [5 U.S.C. §] 7702,” 5 U.S.C.
§ 7703(b)(2), seeking review of the Merit Systems Protec-
tion Board’s decision involving a claim of covered discrimi-
nation. We lack jurisdiction over such a case, which must
instead be brought in federal district court. Perry v. Merit
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Sys. Prot. Bd., 582 U.S. 420, 432 (2017). Under the circum-
stances, we conclude pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631 that
transfer is appropriate to the Central District of California,
where the employment action occurred.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
The petition for review and all of the filings are trans-
mitted to the United States District Court for the Central
District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
October 6, 2023
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Jarrett B. Perlow
Jarrett B. Perlow
Clerk of Court
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