Opinion ID: 3053147
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 46110(c), we have jurisdiction to review only final agency “orders.” We give “broad construction to the term ‘order’ in” § 46110, Gilmore v. Gonzales, 435 F.3d 1125, 1132 (9th Cir. 2006), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 929 (2007), but the TSA’s classification of its own order as a 13002 MACLEAN v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY “final order” does not control our review, see San Diego Air Sports Ctr., Inc. v. FAA, 887 F.2d 966, 968 (9th Cir. 1989). Generally, an order under § 46110 is reviewable if it “ ‘carries a note of finality, and applies to any agency decision which imposes an obligation, denies a right, or fixes some legal relationship.’ ” Gilmore, 435 F.3d at 1132 (quoting Crist v. Leippe, 138 F.3d 801, 804 (9th Cir. 1998)). We have explained that an agency decision qualifies as a final “order” under 49 U.S.C. § 46110 if it possesses four qualities: (1) it is supported by a “reviewable administrative record,” (2) it is a “ ‘definitive’ statement of the agency’s position,” (3) it has a “ ‘direct and immediate effect’ on the day-to-day business on the party asserting wrongdoing,” and (4) it “ ‘envisions immediate compliance with [the order’s] terms.’ ” See id. (quoting Crist, 138 F.3d at 804). We have jurisdiction to review the TSA order. First, the order is supported by a reviewable record, despite being only two pages. See id. at 1133 (a record may be adequate even if “little more than a letter” (internal quotation omitted)). Second, the order is a definitive statement of the TSA’s position regarding the contents of the text message. Third, the order has an immediate and prospective impact on MacLean’s challenge to his termination before the MSPB, despite the fact it applies to a three year-old text message. Fourth, the order requires compliance with its terms, especially in regards to the MSPB proceedings. The order “fixes some legal relationship” between MacLean and the agency and “carries a note of finality.” Id. (citation omitted).