Case Name: Gregory J. HINDS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-04-17
Citations: 562 F. App'x 974
Docket Number: No. 2014-3077
Parties: Gregory J. HINDS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 562
Pages: 974–974

Head Matter:
Gregory J. HINDS, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent.
No. 2014-3077.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
April 17, 2014.
Gregory J. Hinds, Virginia Beach, VA, pro se.
Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Upon review of this recently docketed appeal, it appears that this court may lack jurisdiction.
On December 17, 2013, the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) issued a final order denying Hinds's petition for review. The court received his petition for review on March 4, 2014, 77 days after the final order.
Our review of a Board decision or order is governed by 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1), which provides in relevant part that "[n]ot-withstanding any other provision of law, any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days after the Board issues notice of the final order or decision of the Board." 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1)(A). This filing period is "statutory, mandatory, [and] jurisdictional." Monzo v. Dep't of Transp., 735 F.2d 1335, 1336 (Fed.Cir.1984).
Accordingly,
It Is ORDERED That:
(1) Hinds is directed to respond within 21 days of the date of filing of this order, why this appeal should not be dismissed as untimely. The Department of Homeland Security may also respond within that time.
(2) The briefing schedule is stayed.