Case: 12-3166    Document: 13     Page: 1   Filed: 02/28/2013




           NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

   United States Court of Appeals
       for the Federal Circuit
                __________________________

                JOHNNY B. WILLIAMS,
                     Petitioner,

                             v.
          DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
                  Respondent.
                __________________________

                        2012-3166
                __________________________

    Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
 Board in case no. AT0752110898-I-1.
                __________________________

                      ON MOTION
                __________________________

                        ORDER

     On August 29, 2012, Johnny B. Williams’ petition was
 dismissed for failure to pay the docketing fee required by
 Federal Circuit Rule 52(a)(1) and to file the required Fed.
 Cir. R. 15(c) statement concerning discrimination.
 Williams moves to reinstate his petition for review. He
 also moves to proceed in forma pauperis and submits his
 completed Fed. Cir. R. 15(c) statement concerning
 discrimination.
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 JOHNNY WILLIAMS V. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                2

       Upon consideration thereof,

       IT IS ORDERED THAT:

       (1) The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is grant-
 ed.

     (2) The motion to reinstate the petition for review is
 granted. The court’s August 29, 2012 order is vacated,
 the court’s mandate is recalled, and the petition is rein-
 stated.

     (3) Williams’ brief is due 30 days from the date of this
 order.

                                       FOR THE COURT


                                        /s/ Jan Horbaly
                                       Jan Horbaly
                                       Clerk
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