---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.1309"
title: "13"
number: "134.1309"
heading: "When will a Judge dismiss an appeal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.1309"
---

# §134.1309. When will a Judge dismiss an appeal?


The presiding Judge must dismiss the appeal if:

- (a) The appeal is untimely filed under [§ 134.1303](/cfr/13/134.1303.md);
- (b) The appeal does not, on its face, allege facts that if proven to be true, warrant reversal or modification of the determination; or
- (c) The matter has been decided or is the subject of adjudication before a court of competent jurisdiction over such matters; however, once an appeal has been filed, initiation of litigation of the matter in a court of competent jurisdiction will not preclude the Judge from rendering a final decision on the matter.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 88 FR 21089, Apr. 10, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504; 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 634(i), 637(a), 648(l), 656(i), 657t and 687(c); E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189. Subpart J issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart K issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart L issued under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36); Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 116-139, 134 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 116-142, 134 Stat. 641; and Pub. L. 116-147, 134 Stat. 660. Subpart M issued under 15 U.S.C. 657a; Pub. L. 117-81, 135 Stat. 1541.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.