23-2406 | Fed. Cir. | Nov 7, 2023
Before L OURIE , M AYER , and S TARK , Circuit Judges .
P ER C URIAM . O R D E R The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) moves to dismiss the petition for review as untimely. Pamela Long has since filed her opening brief but has not responded to the motion. We grant the motion and dismiss.
Case: 23-2406 Document: 11 Page: 2 Filed: 11/07/2023 2 LONG v. DVA On September 18, 2023, this court received Ms. Long’s petition seeking review of the July 13, 2023, final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Under 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1)(A), “a petition to review a final order or final decision of the Board . . . shall be filed within 60 days after the Board issues notice of the final order or decision of the Board.” This timeliness requirement is jurisdictional, which “precludes equitable exceptions.” Fedora v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd ., 848 F.3d 1013" date_filed="2017-02-16" court="Fed. Cir." case_name="Fedora v. Merit Systems Protection Board">848 F.3d 1013, 1016 (Fed. Cir. 2017); cf . Fed. R. App. P. 26(b)(2) (prohibiting this court from extending or reopening the time to file the petition for review “unless specifically authorized by law”). Because this petition was not filed within the 60-day statutory deadline, we dismiss.
Accordingly, I T I S O RDERED T HAT : (1) The motion to dismiss is granted. The petition for
review is dismissed. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs. (3) All other pending motions are denied as moot.
F OR THE C OURT November 7, 2023 Date