NOTE: This order is n0nprecedentia1. United States Court of A1:1peaIs for the Federal Circuit ANDREW SEARCY, JR., Petitioner, V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. 2012-3033 - Petiti0n for review of the Merit Systems Pr0tecti0n B0ard in case n0. ATU752110243-I-1. ANDREW SEARCY, JR., Petitioner, V. DEPA.RTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Resp0ndent. 2012-3054 SEARCY V. MSPB 2 Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in case no. AT4324100356-B-1 ON MOTION ORDER Andrew Searcy moves to consolidate his appeal nos. 2012-3()33 and 2012-3054. The Department of Agricul- ture opposes. Searcy moves for declaratory judgment and injunctive re]ief. The Department opposes. With regard to Searcy’s motion for declaratory judg- ment and injunctive relief, arguments concerning the merits of his appeal should be included in his briefs. With regard to the motion to consolidate these ap- peals, the court deems it the better course to make these appeals companion cases such that the appeals shall be briefed separately but assigned to the same merits panel for decision. Accordingly, IT ls 0RDERE1) THA'r: (1) The motion to consolidate is denied. The appeals shall be treated as companion cases. (2) The motions for declaratory judgment and injunc- tive relief are denied. (3) ln 2012-3033, the respondent should calculate its brief due date from the date of filing of this order. FoR THE COUR'r 1 2 /s/ Jan Horbal_v Date J an H0rbaly Clerk FlLED u.s. collar oz APPEA1s ton THE FEns=_AL centum MAR ``l 2 2012 JAN HOBBALY CLEHK 3 cc. S Andrew Searcy, Jr. Calvin Morrow, Esq. Dawn E. Goodman, Esq. SEARCY V. MSPB