Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-03-25 15:02:01.236511+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:10:46.207040
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Case: 24-1087    Document: 7      Page: 1   Filed: 03/25/2024

           NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

   United States Court of Appeals
       for the Federal Circuit
                  ______________________

 SHELLY TIPPET, ERIC M. ROBINSON, JR., REAL
        RESULTS ABA SERVICES, LLC,
             Plaintiffs-Appellants

                 REBECCA BOROKINI,
                      Plaintiff

                             v.

                    UNITED STATES,
                    Defendant-Appellee
                  ______________________

                        2024-1087
                  ______________________

    Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims
in No. 1:23-cv-00434-TMD, Judge Thompson M. Dietz.
                 ______________________

 Before DYK, WALLACH, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
                        ORDER
    The appellants identified themselves, among others, as
plaintiffs in a complaint filed at the United States Court of
Federal Claims. The trial court dismissed Real Results
ABA Services, LLC (“Real Results”) and certified that judg-
ment pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Rules of the Court of
Case: 24-1087      Document: 7   Page: 2    Filed: 03/25/2024

2                                                TIPPET v. US

Federal Claims (“RCFC”). This appeal followed. Because
no attorney had entered an appearance on behalf of Real
Results and because there appeared to be no appealable
judgment except as to Real Results, the court directed the
parties to show cause why this appeal should not be dis-
missed. None of the appellants responded to that order.
The United States responds urging dismissal.
    We agree with the government that this appeal should
be dismissed. “A corporation, partnership, organization, or
other legal entity must be represented by counsel before
this court.” Fed. Cir. R. 47.3(a). In light of that rule, our
show cause order warned Real Results that failure of coun-
sel to file an entry an appearance on its behalf within 30
days would result in dismissal for failure to prosecute. Be-
cause no entry of appearance has been entered, we dismiss
the appeal. As to the other plaintiffs, their claims remain
pending before the trial court. Until such time that the
trial court issues a final judgment resolving all claims or
issues a judgment under Rule 54 as to the plaintiffs, this
court lacks jurisdiction over their claims.
    Accordingly,
    IT IS ORDERED THAT:
    (1) The appeal is dismissed.
    (2) Each party shall bear its own costs.
                                               FOR THE COURT

 March 25, 2024
     Date