Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-01-25 16:01:42.793917+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:43.892452
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Case: 23-2240    Document: 17     Page: 1   Filed: 01/25/2024

           NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

   United States Court of Appeals
       for the Federal Circuit
                  ______________________

                      ANNA ROYER,
                        Petitioner

                             v.

      MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
                    Respondent
              ______________________

                        2023-2240
                  ______________________

    Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
 Board in No. DC-0752-20-0245-I-1.
                 ______________________

    Before DYK, BRYSON, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges.
 PER CURIAM.
                        ORDER
     Because Anna Royer pursued discrimination claims be-
 fore the Merit Systems Protection Board and stated that
 she does not wish to abandon those claims on judicial re-
 view, the court directed the parties to show cause why this
 case should not be transferred to a United States district
 court. The Board argues that this is a “mixed case” and
 urges transfer. Ms. Royer has not responded to the court’s
 order, though she did file her opening brief asserting
Case: 23-2240     Document: 17     Page: 2    Filed: 01/25/2024

 2                                              ROYER v. MSPB

 “harassment (sexual) from employees & managers,” ECF
 No. 10 at 2.
     “Cases of discrimination subject to the provisions of [5
 U.S.C.] § 7702,” belong in district court.          5 U.S.C.
 § 7703(b)(2); Perry v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd., 582 U.S. 420, 432
 (2017). Because this case meets the criteria of a case of
 discrimination, we transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to
 the United States District Court for the District of Colum-
 bia, where the employment action occurred.
     Accordingly,
     IT IS ORDERED THAT:
      Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631, this case and all trans-
 mittals are transferred to the United States District Court
 for the District of Columbia.
                                               FOR THE COURT

 January 25, 2024
      Date