Case: 12-5109 Document: 23 Page: 1 Filed: 12/12/2012

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit __________________________

MORRIS MAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. __________________________

2012-5109 __________________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in case no. 11-CV-774, Judge Susan G. Braden. __________________________

ON MOTION __________________________

PER CURIAM. ORDER The court construes Morris May’s "motion for recon- sideration, an interim award of pro se attorney fees, costs and litigation expenses, to strike, and for relief to circuit Judge Timothy D. Dyk” as a request for fees under Fed- eral Circuit Rule 47.7. Pro se litigants like May are not eligible to recover at- torney fees. Naekel v. Dep’t of Transp., F.A.A, 845 F.2d Case: 12-5109 Document: 23 Page: 2 Filed: 12/12/2012

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976, 981 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (“We conclude that neither EAJA [Equal Access to Justice Act] nor the Back Pay Act authorizes payment to Mr. Naekel for the time spent acting pro se in his appeal to this court.”); see also Hexamer v. Foreness, 997 F.2d 93, 94 (5th Cir. 1993) (denying attorney fees under EAJA to pro se litigant); Demarest v. Manspeaker, 948 F.2d 655, 655-56 (10th Cir. 1991) (same); Sommer v. Sullivan, 898 F.2d 895, 895-96 (2d Cir. 1990) (per curiam), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 980 (1990) (same); Merrell v. Block, 809 F.2d 639, 642 (9th Cir. 1987) (same). We also note that any request for fees or expenses is premature. Fed. Cir. R. 47.7 (a)(2). Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The motion is denied. FOR THE COURT

/s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly Clerk

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