Thompson v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit MANCY N. THOMPSON, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, - V. UNITED STATES, Defendcmt-Appellee. 2011-5057 Appeal from the United States C0urt of Federal Claims in case n0. 09-CV-26-4, Judge LaWrence J. Bl0ck. ON MOTION ORDER The United States moves for an extension of time to file its brief. The court considers whether the appellant should be directed to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed as untimely. The United States C0urt of Federal Claims entered judgment on Ju1y 29, 20l0. The C0urt of Federal Claims received Mancy N. Th0mps0n, Jr.'s appeal on December 14, 2010. An appeal was due within 60 days of the entry 0fjudgment. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B).; 28 U.S.C. § 2522. THOMPSON V. US 2 Accordingly, I'r ls ORDERED THAT: (1) The appellant is directed to show cause, within 30 days of the date of filing of this order, why his appeal should not be dismissed as untimely. The United States is also directed to respond by that date. (2) The briefing schedule is stayed pending the court's consideration of the papers submitted in response to this order. The motion for an extension of time is moot. FOR THE COURT APR 0 5 /s/ Jan Horbaly ' Date J an Horbaly Clerk cc: Mancy M. Thompson, Jr. B.S. C0URIEtl)|F§|»p David S. Silverbrand, Esq. THE FEDERAL t_llEACll8lTF0R 38 APR 05 2011 .|ANHORBALY 1 am