Legal Opinion
Dray v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 5, 2012No. 2012-7005Unpublished
1Per curiam
Lemuel C. Bray (“Bray”) appeals from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”), Bray v. Shinseki, No. 11-2194, 2011 WL 3510166 (Vet.App. Aug.11, 2011). The Veterans Court denied Bray’s petition for a writ of mandamus. Because we conclude that the Veterans Court did not abuse its discretion in denying the writ, we affirm.
Background
On July 15, 2011, Bray, a veteran, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Veterans Court. In his petition, Bray sought (1) an extension of time in which to bring a “substantive appeal” to the Board of Veterans’…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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