Alcantar v. Internal Revenue Service

ON MOTION PER CURIAM. ORDER George Alcantar moves for reconsideration of this court’s dismissal of his petition for review. On December 8, 2010, this court dismissed Alcantar’s petition as untimely. That order explained that the court received the petition 63 days after the arbitrator’s decision. That order further explained that a petition for review of an arbitrator’s decision must be filed within 60 days of receipt of the decision. See 5 U.S.C. §§ 7121(f), 7703(b)(1). Alcantar claims that it is “irrelevant” when his union representative received the award. The court, however, rejected this argument, explaining that the time for filing a petition starts when a copy of the final decision is received by petitioner’s designated union representative. See Ballard v. Defense Logistics Agency, 38 F.3d 1223 (Fed.Cir.1994); see also Gragg v. United States, 717 F.2d 1343 (Fed.Cir.1983). Accordingly, It Is Ordered That: Alcantar’s motion for reconsideration is denied.