Case: 23-2053 Document: 13 Page: 1 Filed: 12/15/2023
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ANJANETTE WICKS,
Petitioner
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent
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2023-2053
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in No. AT-0752-17-0749-I-1.
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Before PROST, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
ORDER
Because Anjanette Wicks asserted before the Merit
Systems Protection Board that her removal was in viola-
tion of federal antidiscrimination laws and indicated that
she did not wish to abandon her discrimination claims on
judicial review, this court directed the parties to show
cause why this case should not be transferred. Ms. Wicks
has not responded. The Board requests transfer to the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Flor-
ida. See ECF No. 12 at 6–7.
Case: 23-2053 Document: 13 Page: 2 Filed: 12/15/2023
2 WICKS v. MSPB
As respondent correctly notes, this is a “[c]ase[] of dis-
crimination subject to the provisions of [5 U.S.C. §] 7702,”
5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2). We lack jurisdiction over such a case,
which must instead be brought in federal district court.
Perry v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.,
582 U.S. 420, 432 (2017). Un-
der the circumstances, we find it appropriate to transfer
pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1631 to the Middle District of Flor-
ida, where the employment action occurred.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The petition for review and all filings are transmitted
to the United States District Court for the Middle District
of Florida pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1631.
FOR THE COURT
December 15, 2023
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