Guadalupe Lopez, Jr. v. TODD HUNTER, Acting Secretary of Veterans Af- fairs

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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GUADALUPE LOPEZ, JR.,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
TODD HUNTER, Acting Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs,
Respondent-Appellee
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2025-1165
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 24-1933, Judge Amanda L. Mere-
dith.
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ON MOTION
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P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Guadalupe Lopez, Jr. has filed an appeal seeking re-
view of an order of the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims granting the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs’s motion for an extension of time to file his brief. With
that case still pending before that court, the Secretary now
moves to waive the requirements of Federal Circuit Rule
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LOPEZ v. HUNTER 2
27(f) and dismiss this appeal. Mr. Lopez opposes the mo-
tion.
Under 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a), we have exclusive jurisdic-
tion over a “decision” of the Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims.” Consistent with longstanding traditions of the
federal courts system and to help “avoid unnecessary piece-
meal appellate review,” our cases have “generally declined
to review non-final orders of the Veterans Court,” Williams
v. Principi, 275 F.3d 1361, 1363–64 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (cita-
tions omitted), which includes an order granting an exten-
sion of time. We see no basis to depart from that approach
here. Mr. Lopez may seek this court’s review by filing a
timely notice of appeal after a final decision has been en-
tered in his case.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The motion is granted. The appeal is dismissed.
(2) All other pending motions are denied as moot.
(3) Each side shall bear its own costs.
January 31, 2025
Date
F OR THE COURT
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