April 10, 2026·26-1228·Panel Decision·By James Taylor
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to the appellant's failure to pay the required docketing fee. The court found that the appellant did not comply with Federal Circuit Rule fifty-two subsection d.
The appellant filed an appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in case number one twenty-five civil zero one one six six. On March seventeenth, two thousand twenty-six, the court issued an order directing the appellant to pay the docketing fee no later than twenty-one days from the date of entry.
The court’s reasoning
The court noted that the filing fee had not been received by the deadline. Consequently, the appellant failed to prosecute the appeal in accordance with the rules.
What it means going forward
The appeal is terminated without a decision on the merits of the underlying case.
