Case Name: John MAPU, Jr., Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-05-01
Citations: 64 F. App'x 230
Docket Number: No. 03-7015
Parties: John MAPU, Jr., Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 64
Pages: 230–230

Head Matter:
John MAPU, Jr., Claimant-Appellant, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 03-7015.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
DECIDED: May 1, 2003.
Before NEWMAN, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs moves to waive the requirements of Fed. Cir. R. 27(f) and vacate the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims September 13, 2002 order and remand this case to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for further proceedings. John Mapu, Jr. opposes.
The Secretary states that the matter should be remanded because the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims did not have the benefit of our decisions in Jaquay v. Principi, 304 F.3d 1276 (Fed.Cir.2002) (en banc), and Santanar-Venegas v. Principi, 314 F.3d 1293 (Fed.Cir.2002), at the time it ruled on the timeliness of Mapu's notice of appeal and the availability of equitable tolling. In view thereof, the court remands to afford the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims an opportunity to conduct further proceedings in light of Jaquay and Santanar-Venegas.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
The motions are granted.