Ella Ree Mitchum v. DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Af- fairs

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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ELLA REE MITCHUM,
Claimant-Appellant
v.
DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs,
Respondent-Appellee
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2023-1611
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Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims in No. 20-647.
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ON MOTION
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P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims docketed a letter from Ella Ree Mitchum as a notice
of appeal to this court from that court’s judgment dismiss-
ing Ms. Mitchum’s case. See ECF No. 1-3 at 1. Ms.
Mitchum now submits to this court a letter stating, among
other things, that she is “NOT appealing [ ] to the [ ] United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,” that she
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“will NOT submit” the docketing fee, fee waiver request, or
an opening brief, and that she does “NOT consent to Fed-
eral Circuit Docket No: 23-1611” because it “is unauthor-
ized.” ECF No. 4 at 4–5. The court construes that letter as
a motion to voluntarily dismiss this appeal pursuant to
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b).
Upon consideration thereof,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The motion is granted. The appeal is dismissed.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
May 18, 2023
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
ISSUED AS A MANDATE: May 18, 2023
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