Robert Donaldson v. Merit Systems Protection Board, No. 15-1694 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-1694 ROBERT DONNELL DONALDSON, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent, and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 Protection Board. Submitted: Review of an Order (DC-1221-12-0356-B-1) November 30, 2015 of the Decided: Merit Systems 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 Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.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 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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 retaliation appeal. order 2015). not dismissing his whistleblower See 5 U.S.C.A. § 7703(b)(1)(B) (West Supp. Our review of the record discloses that the Board did err in Donaldson’s concluding appeal. that it Accordingly, lacked we deny review for the reasons stated by the Board. jurisdiction the petition over for 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 2

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