The opinion
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
ALISON KOHLER, DOCKET NUMBER
Appellant, NY-0752-15-0199-I-1
v.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND DATE: February 25, 2016
SECURITY,
Agency.
Alison Kohler, Oceanside, New York, pro se.
Shayla N.M. Sipp, Esquire, Washington, D.C., for the agency.
BEFORE
Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman
Mark A. Robbins, Member
ORDER
¶1 The appellant has filed a petition for review of the initial decision, which
dismissed her removal appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The two Board members
cannot agree on the disposition of the petition for review. Therefore, the initial
decision now becomes the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board in
this appeal. Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 1200.3(b)
(5 C.F.R. § 1200.3(b)). This decision shall not be considered as precedent by the
Board in any other case. 5 C.F.R. § 1200.3(d).
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NOTICE TO THE APPELLANT REGARDING
YOUR FURTHER REVIEW RIGHTS
You have the right to request review of the final decision by the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. You must submit your request to the court at
the following address:
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
717 Madison Place, N.W.
Washington, DC 20439
The court must receive your request for review no later than 60 calendar days
after the date of this order. See 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1)(A) (as rev. eff. Dec. 27,
2012). If you choose to file, be very careful to file on time. The court has held
that normally it does not have the authority to waive this statutory deadline and
that filings that do not comply with the deadline must be dismissed. See Pinat v.
Office of Personnel Management, 931 F.2d 1544 (Fed. Cir. 1991).
If you need further information about your right to appeal this decision to
court, you should refer to the Federal law that gives you this right. It is found in
title 5 of the United States Code, section 7703 (5 U.S.C. § 7703) (as rev. eff.
Dec. 27, 2012). You may read this law as well as other sections of the
United States Code, at our website, http://www.mspb.gov/appeals/uscode.htm.
Additional information is available at the court’s website, www.cafc.uscourts.gov.
Of particular relevance is the court’s “Guide for Pro Se Petitioners and
Appellants,” which is contained within the court’s Rules of Practice, and Forms 5,
6, and 11.
If you are interested in securing pro bono representation for an appeal to
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, you may visit our website
at http://www.mspb.gov/probono for information regarding pro bono representation
for Merit Systems Protection Board appellants before the Federal Circuit. The
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Merit Systems Protection Board neither endorses the services provided by any
attorney nor warrants that any attorney will accept representation in a given case.
FOR THE BOARD: ______________________________
William D. Spencer
Clerk of the Board
Washington, D.C.