Martrice L. Reddick v. United States Postal Service

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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MARTRICE L. REDDICK,
Petitioner
v.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,
Respondent
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2023-1568
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in No. CH-0752-22-0198-I-1.
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Before CHEN, MAYER , and STOLL , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Because Martrice L. Reddick pursued discrimination
claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board and
stated that he did not wish to abandon those claims on ju-
dicial review, the court directed the parties to show cause
why this case should not be transferred to a United States
district court. Mr. Reddick has not responded. The United
States Postal Service urges transfer.
We have jurisdiction to review final decisions from the
Board, except in “[c]ases of discrimination subject to the
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provisions of [5 U.S.C. § ]7702,” 5 U.S.C. §§ 7703(b)(2),
(b)(1)(A). Those cases, which involve appeals to the Board
and allegations of covered discrimination, 5 U.S.C.
§ 7702(a)(1), belong in district court. 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2);
Perry v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 582 U.S. 420 (2017). We
therefore find it appropriate to transfer this case pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Ohio, where Mr. Reddick resides
and where the employment action occurred.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631, this case and all trans-
mittals are transferred to the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio.
August 17, 2023
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Jarrett B. Perlow
Jarrett B. Perlow
Clerk of Court
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