Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-06-17 16:00:28.654298+00
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                       MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

     KENDALL THOMAS,                                 DOCKET NUMBER
                 Appellant,                          AT-0752-14-0861-I-1

                  v.

     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                          DATE: June 17, 2015
       AFFAIRS,
                 Agency.

             THIS FINAL O RDER IS NONPRECEDENTIAL *
          Bradley R. Marshall, Charleston, South Carolina, for the appellant.
          Johnston B. Walker, Jackson, Mississippi, for the agency.

                                           BEFORE

                              Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman
                                 Mark A. Robbins, Member

                                       FINAL ORDER

¶1        The appellant has filed a petition for review of the October 9, 2014 Initial
     Decision that dismissed this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Initial Appeal File,
     Tab 11; Petition for Review (PFR) File, Tab 1.           In a later submission, the

     *
        A nonprecedential order is one that the Board has determined does not add
     sign ificantly to the body of MSPB case law. Parties may cite nonprecedential orders,
     but such orders have no precedential value; the Board and administrative judges are not
     required to follow or distinguish them in any future decisions. In contrast, a
     precedential decision issued as an Opinion and Order has been identified by the Board
     as significantly contributing to the Board’s case law. See 5 C.F.R. § 1201.117(c).
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     appellant decided to withdraw the petition for review with prejudice to refiling.
     PFR File, Tabs 4, 6. The agency states that it has no objection to the withdrawal
     of the petition for review. Id.
¶2        Finding that withdrawal is appropriate under these circumstances, we
     DISMISS the petition for review as withdrawn with prejudice to refiling. The
     initial decision of the administrative judge is final.   This is the Board’s final
     decision in this matter.    Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section
     1201.113 (5 C.F.R. § 1201.113).

                     NOTICE TO THE APPELLANT REGARDING
                        YOUR FURTHER REVIEW RIGHTS
          You have the right to request further review of this final decision.

     Discrimination Claims: Administrative Review
           You may request review of this final decision on your discrimination
     claims by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). See Title 5
     of the United States Code, section 7702(b)(1) (5 U.S.C. § 7702(b)(1)). If you
     submit your request by regular U.S. mail, the address of the EEOC is:
                               Office of Federal Operations
                        Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
                                     P.O. Box 77960
                                Washington, D.C. 20013

     If you submit your request via commercial delivery or by a method requiring a
     signature, it must be addressed to:
                               Office of Federal Operations
                        Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
                                    131 M Street, NE
                                      Suite 5SW12G
                                Washington, D.C. 20507

           You should send your request to EEOC no later than 30 calendar days after
     your receipt of this order. If you have a representative in this case, and your
     representative receives this order before you do, then you must file with EEOC no
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later than 30 calendar days after receipt by your representative. If you choose to
file, be very careful to file on time.

Discrimination and Other Claims: Judicial Action
      If you do not request EEOC to review this final decision on your
discrimination claims, you may file a civil action against the agency on both your
discrimination claims and your other claims in an appropriate United States
district court. See 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2). You must file your civil action with
the district court no later than 30 calendar days after your receipt of this order. If
you have a representative in this case, and your representative receives this order
before you do, then you must file with the district court no later than 30 calendar
days after receipt by your representative. If you choose to file, be very careful to
file on time. If the action involves a claim of discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, or a disabling condition, you may be entitled to
representation by a court-appointed lawyer and to waiver of any requirement of
prepayment of fees, costs, or other security.      See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f) and
29 U.S.C. § 794a.

FOR THE BOARD:                             ______________________________
                                           William D. Spencer
                                           Clerk of the Board
Washington, D.C.