James A. Pousson v. Eric K. Shinseki

ORDER

This matter comes before us because the Secretary failed to timely file the designation of record (DOR) by January 18, 2008, as required by Rule 10 of the Court’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Court’s Rules”) (Secretary must file DOR no later than 60 days after Notice of Appeal is filed, which in this case was filed on October 23, 2007). Over the ensuing months, and in lieu of filing the DOR, the Secretary filed two motions seeking an extension of time because the Office of General Counsel (OGC) had not yet received the DOR. These motions did not explain why the OGC had not yet…