BARRETT v. NICHOLSON

No. 05-7113.

466 F.3d 1038 (2006)

LARRY D. BARRETT, Claimant-Appellant, v. R. JAMES NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: October 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Barney, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, D.C., argued for claimant-appellant. With him on the brief was Mark R. Lippman,The Veterans Law Group, of La Jolla, California.

David B. Stinson, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent-appellee. With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and James M. Kinsella, Deputy Director. Of counsel on the brief were David J. Barrans, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Y. Ken Lee, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Richard J. Hipolit, Attorney, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, of Washington, DC.

Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAYER, Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge MAYER. Concurring in the judgment opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge FRIEDMAN.

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

Larry D. Barrett appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, dismissing his appeal for lack of jurisdiction for failure to establish entitlement to equitable tolling of the 120-day period to file a notice of appeal under 38 U.S.C. § 7266.* ...

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