Andre Youngblood v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ANDRE YOUNGBLOOD,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee
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2026-1468
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims
in No. 1:25-cv-01031-KCD, Judge Kathryn C. Davis.
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ON MOTION
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PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
The United States moves to dismiss Andre
Youngblood’s appeal. Mr. Youngblood has not filed a re-
sponse. We dismiss.
Mr. Youngblood filed suit in the United States Court of
Federal Claims, which entered judgment on Au-
gust 14, 2025, dismissing for failure to pay the filing fee.
On February 18, 2026, Mr. Youngblood filed his notice of
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appeal (dated February 9, 2026) from “the order for dis-
miss[ing] for not paying court fees.” ECF No. 1-2 at 1.
An appellant typically has 60 days to file a notice of
appeal following a final decision from the Court of Federal
Claims. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2107(b), 2522; Fed. R. App.
P. 4(a)(1)(B); Fed. Cir. R. 1(a)(1)(C). And the timely filing
of a notice of appeal from that court’s judgment is a juris-
dictional requirement that must be enforced. Marandola
v. United States, 518 F.3d 913, 914 (Fed. Cir. 2008); cf. Hen-
derson v. Shinseki, 562 U.S. 428, 438–39 (2011). Here,
Mr. Youngblood’s notice of appeal is untimely as to the fi-
nal judgment,1 such that we dismiss his appeal for lack of
jurisdiction.2
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion to dismiss is granted.
(2) Any other pending motions are denied.
1 Mr. Youngblood’s notice designates the dismissal
order, which merged into the subsequent judgment. See
Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(7).
2 Although it appears Mr. Youngblood was incarcer-
ated 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 fil-
ing. Fed. R. App. P. 4(c); Fed. Cir. R. 1(a)(1)(C).
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(3) Each party shall bear its own costs.
April 15, 2026
Date
FOR THE COURT
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