Michael Antoniou v. United States Postal Service

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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MICHAEL ANTONIOU,
Petitioner
v.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,
Respondent
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2023-2385
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Petition for review of No. 4G19N-4G-D-2333 8774.
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Before L OURIE, P ROST , and STOLL , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
In response to this court’s October 25, 2023, order di-
recting the parties to show cause regarding our jurisdic-
tion, the United States Postal Service urges dismissal.
Michael Antoniou has not filed a response.
Mr. Antoniou’s union filed a grievance challenging his
notice of removal as a letter carrier with the United States
Postal Service. On August 4, 2023, a dispute resolution
team concluded that Mr. Antoniou’s removal would be sus-
tained unless he voluntarily resigned. Mr. Antoniou then
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filed a petition for review with this court, challenging that
August 4, 2023, decision.
This court’s jurisdiction is limited. Although the court
has jurisdiction over “an appeal from a final order or final
decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board,” 28 U.S.C.
§ 1295(a)(9), and to “review . . . arbitration awards under a
negotiated grievance procedure pursuant to [5 U.S.C.
§] 7121(a),” Burke v. USPS, 888 F.2d 833, 834 (Fed.
Cir. 1989) (citing § 7121(f)), Mr. Antoniou acknowledges
that the “case never went to MSPB or Arbitration,” ECF
No. 6 at 3. Rather, this is a direct appeal from a USPS
dispute resolution team’s decision. Such appeals are out-
side our authority to directly review.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) This matter is dismissed.
(2) Each party shall bear its own costs.
(3) All pending motions are denied.
January 25, 2024
Date
F OR THE COURT
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