No. 19-418

Benoit Brookens v. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of Labor

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-09-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appeal civil-rights district-court due-process federal-circuit jurisdiction merit-systems-protection-board mixed-appeal non-discrimination
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2019-11-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction over non-discrimination issues in a mixed appeal filed within 60 days of the decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7703(b)(1)(A)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED (A) Whether the Federal Circuit has .. jurisdiction over non-discrimination issues in a mixed appeal filed within 60 days of the decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7703(b)(1)(A). (B) Whether the D.C. Circuit erred in summarily affirming that the transferee U.S. District Court under 28 U.S.C. : 1631, from the Federal Circuit, “in the ; interest of just” lacked jurisdiction? | L. PARTIES

Docket Entries

2019-11-25
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2019-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-10-28
Waiver of right of respondent Pizzella, Sec. Dept. of Labor to respond filed.
2019-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2019)

Attorneys

Benoit Brookens
Benoit Brookens III — Petitioner
Benoit Brookens III — Petitioner
Pizzella, Sec. Dept. of Labor
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent