Case: 12-7152    Document: 11     Page: 1   Filed: 12/04/2012




           NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

   United States Court of Appeals
       for the Federal Circuit
                __________________________

                LOURDES M. MADDEN,
                  Claimant-Appellant,
                             v.
  ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS
                   AFFAIRS,
               Respondent-Appellee.
                __________________________

                        2012-7152
                __________________________

     Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for
 Veterans Claims in case no. 11-1464, Chief Judge Bruce
 E. Kasold.
               __________________________

                      ON MOTION
                __________________________

                        ORDER
     The court construes Lourdes M. Madden’s “Overdue
 Informal Brief of Appellant,” received November 2, 2012,
 as a motion to reinstate her appeal.
     This appeal was dismissed on October 5, 2012, for fail-
 ure to file a brief. Madden has filed her informal brief
 with her current submission.
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 LOURDES MADDEN v. SHINSEKI                                  2

       Upon consideration thereof,
       IT IS ORDERED THAT:

    (1) The motion is granted. The court’s October 5,
 2012 dismissal order is vacated, the mandate is recalled,
 and the appeal is reinstated.

     (2) The Secretary’s brief is due no later than 40 days
 from the date of this order.

                                       FOR THE COURT


                                       /s/ Jan Horbaly
                                       Jan Horbaly
                                       Clerk

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