D’andrea L. Harris v. Merit Systems Protection Board

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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D’ANDREA L. HARRIS,
Petitioner
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent
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2023-1521
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in No. CH-0752-16-0501-I-1.
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Before CHEN, MAYER , and STOLL , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Because D’Andrea L. Harris pursued discrimination
claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board and in
her opening brief here, the court directed Ms. Harris to
show cause why her case should not be transferred to a
United States district court. She has not responded.
We have jurisdiction to review final decisions from the
Board, except in “[c]ases of discrimination subject to the
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
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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). Though
“explicit waiver of [ ] discrimination claims . . . effectively
converts the case to a standard appeal of the adverse per-
sonnel action,” Harris v. SEC, 972 F.3d 1307, 1318 (Fed.
Cir. 2020), Ms. Harris has not provided such waiver. 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 Illinois.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
The petition for review and all the filings are transmit-
ted to the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
August 17, 2023
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Jarrett B. Perlow
Jarrett B. Perlow
Clerk of Court
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