Robert L. Lagunas 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NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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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ROBERT L. LAGUNAS,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs,
Respondent-Appellee
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2025-1492
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 24-5871, Judge Coral Wong Pi-
etsch.
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Before TARANTO, CUNNINGHAM, and STARK, Circuit
Judges.
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Robert L. Lagunas seeks “interlocutory” review, ECF
No. 1-2 at 1, of a February 4, 2025 order of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims granting the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs an extension of time to file
his brief. In response to this court’s May 15, 2025 show
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cause order, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs urges dis-
missal of this appeal. Mr. Lagunas has not responded.
Under 38 U.S.C. § 7292(a), we have jurisdiction 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 re-
view non-final orders of the Veterans Court,” Williams v.
Principi, 275 F.3d 1361, 1363–64 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (citations
omitted), which includes an order granting an extension of
time. We see no basis to depart from that approach here.
Mr. Lagunas may seek this court’s review, if necessary, by
filing a timely notice of appeal after a final decision has
been entered in his case.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
August 11, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
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