Court Opinion

ID: 9400053
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-06-07 14:02:10.60202+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:19:41.910513
License: Public Domain

Case: 22-2061    Document: 31     Page: 1    Filed: 06/07/2023

           NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

   United States Court of Appeals
       for the Federal Circuit
                  ______________________

                  WILLIAM B. JOLLEY,
                       Petitioner

                             v.

      DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
               DEVELOPMENT,
                   Respondent
             ______________________

                        2022-2061
                  ______________________

    Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection
 Board in Nos. SF-0752-13-0583-M-1 and SF-0752-14-0286-
 M-1.
                 ______________________

                      ON MOTION
                  ______________________

 PER CURIAM.
                         ORDER
    The Department of Housing and Urban Development
 (“HUD”) moves to waive Federal Circuit Rule 27(f) and dis-
 miss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. William B. Jolley
 opposes and moves for sanctions against HUD and for sum-
 mary disposition in his favor. For the following reasons,
 we grant HUD’s motion and dismiss.
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 2                                               JOLLEY   v. HUD

     “[A] petition to review a final order or final decision of
 the [Merit Systems Protection] Board shall be filed in the
 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir-
 cuit . . . within 60 days after the Board issues notice of the
 final order or decision.” 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1)(A). This re-
 quirement is “mandatory and jurisdictional,” and thus can-
 not be waived or equitably tolled. Fedora v. Merit Sys. Prot.
 Bd., 848 F.3d 1013, 1016 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (citation omitted).
 To be timely, the petition must actually be received by the
 court on or before this deadline, not just timely mailed. Id.;
 see Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(A).
     Here, the Board issued notice of its final decision on
 May 20, 2022, ECF No. 2 at 52, and the court received
 Mr. Jolley’s petition on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 (61 days
 later), ECF No. 1-2 at 1 (stamped receipt date). Mr. Jolley
 provides a United States Postal Service receipt indicating
 that he mailed his petition on July 13, 2022 (54 days after
 the notice), but as noted above, that does not constitute “fil-
 ing” with the court. Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(A). Nor is that
 receipt’s “Estimated Delivery Date” of July 18, 2022
 (59 days after the notice), ECF No. 26 at 14 (emphasis
 added), sufficient to show actual delivery of the petition to
 the court any earlier than the stamped date of
 July 20, 2022.
     Accordingly,
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 JOLLEY   v. HUD                                          3

    IT IS ORDERED THAT:
     (1) The motion to dismiss is granted. The petition for
 review is dismissed.
    (2) Each party shall bear its own costs.
    (3) Any other pending motion is denied.
                                      FOR THE COURT

  June 7, 2023                       /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow
      Date                           Jarrett B. Perlow
                                     Acting Clerk of Court