Nasuti v. Merit Systems Protection Board

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit MATTHEW J. NASUTI, Petitioner, V. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respon,dent. 2012-3162 Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection B0ard in case no. DC1221120321-W-1. ON MOTION oRDER MattheW J. Nasuti moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and submits a correspondence entitled "Petitioner's Exception to the Federal Circuit’s Rule 15(c) Statement Concerning Discrimination." On August 28, 2012 his appeal was dismissed for fail- ure to pay the required docketing fee and to file the required Fed. Cir. R. 15(c) statement concerning discrimi- nation. MATTHEW NASUTI V. MSPB 2 Mr. Nasuti has not filed a completed Rule 15(c) Statement Form, and his recent correspondence does not indicate a claim of discrimination with regard to race, sex, age, national origin, or handicapped condition. To the extent Mr. Nasuti is arguing about the merits of his case, those arguments belong in his brief. Mr. Nasuti is di- rected to file a completed Rule 15(c) Statement Form within 21 days from the date of filing of this order or his appeal will not be reinstated Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted to the extent that it is conditioned on the timely receipt of Mr. Nasuti’s Fed. Cir. R. 15(c) statement concerning discrimination and subsequent reinstatement of his appeal. (2) Mr. Nasuti is directed to file his Fed. Cir. R. 15(c) statement concerning discrimination within 21 days of the date of this order. lf it is not timely received, the appeal will not be reinstated. FoR THE CoURT SEP l l mm /S/Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Matthew J. Nasuti Michael D. Austin, Esq. |LED 826 u&`\'l:'l%ti:ED€Fl¥:All.P'§:§!IiZ|\-J§TFOB SEP 1 1 ZU12 JAN H[)RBALY C|.ERK