Dee Monbo v. United States

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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DEE MONBO,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES,
Defendant-Appellee
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2025-1608
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Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims
in No. 1:25-cv-00325-MRS, Judge Molly R. Silfen.
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Before TARANTO, CUNNINGHAM, and STARK, Circuit
Judges.
PER CURIAM.
O R D E R
Dee Monbo seeks to appeal the United States Court of
Federal Claims’s order directing her to show cause why her
bid protest case should not be dismissed for lack of stand-
ing or jurisdiction or on the basis of issue preclusion. On
May 27, 2025, this court directed the parties to address this
court’s jurisdiction. Ms. Monbo has not filed a response.
The United States urges dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.
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MONBO v. US 2
In general, this court only has jurisdiction to review a
“final decision” of the Court of Federal Claims, 28 U.S.C.
§ 1295(a)(3), which is one that “ends the litigation on the
merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but execute
the judgment,” Catlin v. United States, 324 U.S. 229, 233
(1945). Here, the trial court’s show cause order is plainly
not a final decision.1 Because we lack jurisdiction, we dis-
miss the appeal.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The appeal is dismissed.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
August 12, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
1 Although the Court of Federal Claims subse-
quently dismissed Ms. Monbo’s complaint and entered
judgment, Ms. Monbo did not file a new or amended notice
of appeal from that judgment or respond to this court’s
show cause order. See Fed. R. App. P. 3, 4.
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