NOTE: This order is nonprecedentia1.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit EMON DAWKINS, Claimant-Appellant, V. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

2012-7105 ~ Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in case no. 09-665, Judge Lawrence B.

I'Iagel.

ORDER Upon review of this recently docketed appeal, it ap- pears that Emon Dawkins’s appeal was not timely filed.

On February 2, 2012, the United States Court of Ap- peals for Veterans Claims entered judgment in Dawkins’s case. The court received Dawkins’s notice of appeal on April 5, 2012, 63 days after the date of the judgment To be timely £iled, a notice of appeal must be received within 60 days of the entry of judgment 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a); 28 U.S.C. § 2lG7(b); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1).

DAWKINS V. SHINSEKI 2 Accordingly, IT Is ORDERED THAT: (1) Dawkins is directed to show cause within 30 days of the date of this order why his appeal should not be dismissed as untimely. The Secretary may also respond within that time. (2) The briefing schedule is stayed.

FoR THE CoURT HAY 1 4 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Ernon Dawkins J . ` . eanne E Davidson, Esq uS.c{]bR.\r:B|F§\EPEA|-s mg ` mx=_:rr:§nnic:scurr MAY 1 4 2012 JAN HURBALY CLERK