Background
David Link, proceeding pro se, appealed a district court order from the Northern District of Florida that dismissed his action. The district court’s judgment was deemed entered on February seventh, two thousand and twenty-five.
The court’s reasoning
The court determined that the thirty-day statutory deadline required Link to file a notice of appeal on or before March tenth, two thousand and twenty-five. Because Link’s notice was received by the Federal Circuit on March thirteenth, two thousand and twenty-six, it was untimely. The court held that a notice mistakenly filed in an appellate court is deemed filed on the date received, but this does not cure the untimeliness when the filing occurs more than a year late.
What it means going forward
The dismissal prevents any further appellate review of the district court’s decision in this case.