Case Explained: 26-1852: YOUNG v. OPM [ORDER], Nonprecedential

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed: 2026-07-29 The federal-circuit dismissed the petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules. The court stated that the petitioner failed to pay the docketing fee required by Federal Circuit Rule 52(d), file the required Statement Concerning Discrimination, file the Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance form, and file the brief required by Federal Circuit Rule 31(d) within the permitted time. As a result, the petition is dismissed without prejudice to refiling if the procedural requirements are met. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.