Robert Donaldson v. Merit Systems Protection Board ( 2015 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-1694
ROBERT DONNELL DONALDSON,
Petitioner,
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent,
and
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Intervenor.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Merit Systems
Protection Board. (DC-1221-12-0356-B-1)
Submitted: November 30, 2015 Decided: December 14, 2015
Before MOTZ, SHEDD, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Donnell Donaldson, Petitioner Pro Se. Katherine Michelle
Smith, U.S. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Washington, D.C.,
for Respondent. Joshua Ethan Kurland, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Robert Donnell Donaldson seeks review of the Merit Systems
Protection Board’s order dismissing his whistleblower
retaliation appeal. See 5 U.S.C.A. § 7703(b)(1)(B) (West Supp.
2015). Our review of the record discloses that the Board did
not err in concluding that it lacked jurisdiction over
Donaldson’s appeal. Accordingly, we deny the petition for
review for the reasons stated by the Board. Donaldson v. Dep’t
of Homeland Sec., No. DC-1221-12-0356-B-1 (M.S.P.B. Sept. 16,
2014). We further deny Donaldson’s motions for summary
disposition, to strike the Board’s entire brief, and to verify
the record. We dispense with oral argument because the facts
and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before this court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
PETITION DENIED
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