ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 
 
Appeal of - )  
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Network Global Logistics, LLC ) ASBCA No. 62345 
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Under Contract No. HT0014-16-P-1530 )  
    
APPEARANCE FOR THE APPELLANT: Christopher S. Young, Esq. 
    Business & Technology Law Group 
    Columbia, MD 
 
APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT: Erik A. Troff, Esq. 
    Deputy General Counsel 
 James A. Douglas, Esq. 
    Trial Attorney 
    Defense Health Agency 
    Falls Church, VA 
 
ORDER OF DISMISSAL 
 
Appellant filed its notice of appeal and complaint on January 6, 2020.  Between 
January 30, 2020 and May 29, 2020, the government made five unopposed requests for 
extensions of time to file its answer and Rule 4 file to allow the parties an opportunity to 
resolve the appeal.  The Board granted all of those requests.   
 
On June 26, 2020, the government requested a 60-day stay of proceedings.  On 
June 29, 2020, the Board sought appellant’s views on the requested stay.  Appellant did 
not respond to that Order, nor to a July 14, 2020 Order directing it to respond to the 
June 29, 2020 Order.  The Board subsequently found that the government’s request was 
reasonable and granted the 60-day stay.  The Board also directed the parties to submit a 
status report at the stay’s conclusion.  Neither party submitted status reports, and when 
reminded by the Board that the reports were overdue, the government requested that the 
appeal be dismissed and appellant requested that the Board allow the appeal to “remain 
open” until the appeal could be resolved. 
 
On October 22, 2020, the Board held a conference call with counsel for both 
parties.  At the conclusion of that call, counsel agreed that they would continue 
attempting to resolve the appeal, and were directed to inform the Board of the status of 
their discussions within 30 days.  On November 23, 2020, the government provided the 
Board with what it termed a “joint status report.”  In that report, the government stated 
that appellant’s counsel had authorized it to inform the Board that appellant “has not 

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responded to its counsel’s repeated attempts to make contact, and ‘seems not to be 
interested in taking action on this matter.’” 
 
Board Rule 17, Dismissal or Default for Failure to Prosecute or Defend, states in 
part the following: 
 
Whenever the record discloses the failure of either party to 
file documents required by these Rules, respond to notices or 
correspondence from the Board, comply with orders of the 
Board, or otherwise indicates an intention not to continue the 
prosecution or defense of an appeal, the Board may, in the 
case of a default by the appellant, issue an order to show 
cause why the appeal should not be dismissed with prejudice 
for failure to prosecute. 
 
On December 1, 2020, the Board directed appellant to show cause why the appeal 
should not be dismissed with prejudice for lack of prosecution.  Appellant was advised 
that if it did not respond to that Order by December 22, 2020, the Board intended to 
dismiss this appeal with prejudice with no further notice to the parties.  Appellant did not 
respond to the December 1, 2020 Order.  Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed with 
prejudice under Board Rule 17. 
 
Dated:  January 6, 2021 
 
 
 
JOHN J. THRASHER 
Administrative Judge 
Chairman 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
 
I concur 
 
 
 
 I concur 
 
 
 
RICHARD SHACKLEFORD 
Administrative Judge 
Vice Chairman 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
 CRAIG S. CLARKE 
Administrative Judge 
Armed Services Board 
of Contract Appeals 
 


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I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Order of Dismissal of the Armed 
Services Board of Contract Appeals in ASBCA No. 62345, Appeal of Network Global 
Logistics, LLC, rendered in conformance with the Board’s Charter. 
 
Dated:  January 7, 2021 
  
 
 
PAULLA K. GATES-LEWIS 
Recorder, Armed Services 
Board of Contract Appeals