Opinions

This morning the Federal Circuit released two nonprecedential opinions and two nonprecedential orders. The first opinion dismisses an appeal from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, while the second affirms a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Both orders were dismissals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and links to the dismissals.

Scotto v. McDonough (Nonprecedential)

Pro se appellant Livia M. Scotto appeals a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in which the Veterans Court dismissed Ms. Scotto’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. For the following reasons, we dismiss the present appeal.

Crandall v. Merit Systems Protection Board (Nonprecedential)

Patricia Ann Crandall appeals from a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board”) dismissing Crandall’s administrative appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Crandall v. Dep’t of Def., No. SF-3443-18-0312-I-1, 2023 WL 8707094 (M.S.P.B. Dec. 15, 2023) (“Final Order”), R.A. 1–8; Crandall v. Dep’t of Def., No. SF3443-18-0312-I-1, 2018 WL 2307171 (M.S.P.B. May 18, 2018) (“Initial Decision”), R.A. 9–23. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Dismissals