Summary
This document is a per curiam order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. It addresses an appellee’s petition for en banc hearing and reconsideration, directing the appellants to file a response within a strict deadline. The order consolidates two related appeals and establishes a briefing schedule for the proceedings.
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decision date
April 1, 2025
Docket number
25-5037
Procedural posture
Appellee’s petition for hearing en banc; order on motion to file response to en banc reconsideration and vacatur request
Precedential value
published
Parties
Scott Bessent, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Treasury, et al. v. Cathy A. Harris, in her personal capacity and in her official capacity as Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Disposition
other
Topics
federal employment lawappellate procedureadministrative lawappellate jurisdictionstandard of review
Practice areas
federal employment lawappellate procedure
Questions Presented
- Whether the court should grant the petition for en banc reconsideration and vacatur of its March 28, 2025 order
Key quotations
“Upon consideration of appellee’s petition for hearing en banc, which includes a request for en banc reconsideration and vacatur of the court’s order filed March 28, 2025, it is ORDERED, on the court’s own motion, that appellants file a response to the request for en banc reconsideration and vacatur by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The response may not exceed 3,900 words.” (order)
Procedural history
The case arose from a district court order entered March 28, 2025 (1:25-cv-00412-RC). The appellant sought en banc rehearing of that order.
Remand instructions
Appellants must file a response to the request for en banc reconsideration and vacatur by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025; the response may not exceed 3,900 words. No reply will be accepted without a court order.
Court Document
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