Michael P. Franklin v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of Veterans Af- fairs

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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MICHAEL P. FRANKLIN,
Claimant-Appellee
v.
DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs,
Respondent-Appellant
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2025-1793
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 21-5160, Senior Judge Mary J.
Schoelen.
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Upon consideration of the parties’ joint stipulation of
voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate
Procedure 42(b), indicating that the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall bear his own costs and that Michael P. Frank-
lin “will not seek costs from this Court, but he intends to
submit an application for attorney fees pursuant to the
Equal Access to Justice Act at the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims, to include any costs he bore in conjunc-
tion with this action,” ECF No. 11 at 2,
Case: 25-1793 Document: 12 Page: 1 Filed: 11/14/2025

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FRANKLIN v. COLLINS 2
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs for purposes of
this appeal.
November 14, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
ISSUED AS A MANDATE: November 14, 2025
Case: 25-1793 Document: 12 Page: 2 Filed: 11/14/2025

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