
    John D. HORTON, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent.
    No. 04-3235.
    United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
    Sept. 2, 2004.
    John D. Horton, Jobstown, NJ, pro se.
   ORDER

Order Vacated, See 2004 WL 2782856.

The petitioner having failed to file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(a) within the time permitted by the rules, it is

ORDERED that the petition for review be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.  