Ramsey Randall v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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RAMSEY RANDALL,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee
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2025-2160
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims
in No. 1:25-cv-00638-MBH, Senior Judge Marian Blank
Horn.
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ON MOTION
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
In response to the court’s February 12, 2026 order di-
recting the parties to show cause, the United States urges
dismissal of this appeal as untimely. Ramsey Randall has
not responded. We now dismiss.
On June 3, 2025, the United States Court of Federal
Claims entered judgment dismissing Mr. Randall’s
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complaint for failure to pay the filing fee or to submit a
completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. On
June 23, 2025, the Court of Federal Claims received from
Mr. Randall a “Motion and Request for Reconsideration to
Proceed In Forma Pauperis,” including “an incomplete copy
of an application to proceed in forma pauperis from a
United States District Court form.” See Dkt. No. 13 at 1.
On July 2, 2025, the trial court issued an order rejecting
that filing. Mr. Randall then filed a notice of appeal dated
September 11, 2025, but indicating it was put in the prison
mailbox the day earlier. That notice was received by the
trial court on September 25, 2025.
To be timely, a notice of appeal must typically be re-
ceived by the Court of Federal Claims within 60 days of the
entry of that court’s resolution of the last timely-filed post-
judgment motion. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2107(b), 2522; Fed. R. App.
P. 4(a)(4)(A); Fed. Cir. R. 1(a)(1)(C). This statutory dead-
line is mandatory and jurisdictional, such that we may not
excuse a late notice. Marandola v. United States, 518 F.3d
913, 914 (Fed. Cir. 2008); see also Henderson v. Shinseki,
562 U.S. 428, 438–39 (2011); cf. Fed. R. App. P. 26(b)(1).
Because the notice of appeal was not received within that
time, we lack jurisdiction and must dismiss.1
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed, and all pending motions
are denied.
1 Although it appears Mr. Randall was incarcerated
at the time he filed his notice, he has not submitted any
declaration or evidence establishing that he deposited his
notice of appeal in the institution’s mail system with first-
class postage prepaid on or before the last day for filing.
Fed. R. App. P. 4(c); Fed. Cir. R. 1(a)(1)(C).
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(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
April 22, 2026
Date
FOR THE COURT
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