Youngblood v. United States

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Decided: April 15, 2026
• Docket: 26-1468
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 26-1468 Document: 4 Page: 1 Filed: 04/15/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ANDRE YOUNGBLOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2026-1468 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:25-cv-01031-KCD, Judge Kathryn C. Davis. ______________________

ON MOTION ______________________

PER CURIAM. ORDER 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 Case: 26-1468 Document: 4 Page: 2 Filed: 04/15/2026

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). Case: 26-1468 Document: 4 Page: 3 Filed: 04/15/2026

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(3) Each party shall bear its own costs. FOR THE COURT

April 15, 2026 Date