Malone v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Malone v. United States

Opinion

Case: 24-1091 Document: 17 Page: 1 Filed: 04/02/2024

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ERIC MALONE, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2024-1091 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:22-cv-01770-TMD, Judge Thompson M. Dietz. ______________________

ON MOTION ______________________

Before DYK, PROST, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. ORDER In response to this court’s December 5, 2023 order to show cause, the United States urges dismissal. Eric Malone has not responded to the order, though he has filed other documents in the interim. The United States Court of Federal Claims entered judgment dismissing Mr. Malone’s complaint for lack of Case: 24-1091 Document: 17 Page: 2 Filed: 04/02/2024

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subject matter jurisdiction on July 25, 2023. Mr. Malone’s notice of appeal was received by that court on October 10, 2023, 77 days after entry of judgment. To be timely, a notice of appeal must be received by the Court of Federal Claims within 60 days of the entry of the final judgment. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2107(b), 2522; Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B); Fed. Cir. R. 1(a)(1)(C). The statutory deadline is mandatory and jurisdictional, such that we may not ex- cuse a late notice. Marandola v. United States, 518 F.3d 913, 914 (Fed. Cir. 2008); see also Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 209 (2007); cf. Fed. R. App. P. 26(b)(1). Because the notice of appeal was not received within that time, we lack jurisdiction and must dismiss. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) All pending motions are denied. (3) The parties shall bear their own costs. FOR THE COURT

April 2, 2024 Date

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Status
Unpublished