Ramona Sanzone v. Merit Systems Protection Board

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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RAMONA SANZONE,
Petitioner
v.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD,
Respondent
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2025-1935
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Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
Board in No. PH-0841-25-1402-I-1.
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Before PROST, CHEN, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Ramona Sanzone has filed petitions for review from an
initial decision at both this court and the Merit Systems
Protection Board. Because the petition at the Board was
deemed timely filed and remains pending, the court di-
rected the parties to show cause whether the petition to
this court should be dismissed as premature. The Board
says yes. Ms. Sanzone has not responded.
In general, this court only has jurisdiction over “an ap-
peal from a final order or final decision of the . . . Board.”
Case: 25-1935 Document: 26 Page: 1 Filed: 12/09/2025

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SANZONE v. MSPB 2
28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(9). A timely petition for Board review
renders the initial decision non-final. See 5 C.F.R.
§ 1201.113(a). Given Ms. Sanzone’s pending petition at the
Board, this court currently lacks jurisdiction. After the
Board issues a final decision, Ms. Sanzone may, if neces-
sary, file a timely petition for this court’s review. Alterna-
tively, if she wishes to forgo Board review of her petition
and instead directly pursue this court’s review, she may
wish to consider the Board’s withdrawal policy as identified
by the Clerk of the Board in the letter accompanying the
amended certified list in this case. See ECF No. 18 at 1; see
also June 2022 Board Policy.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The petition for review is dismissed.
(2) Each party shall bear its own costs.
December 9, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
Case: 25-1935 Document: 26 Page: 2 Filed: 12/09/2025

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