{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-134.1309","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 134.1309","heading":"When will a Judge dismiss an appeal?","body":"The presiding Judge must dismiss the appeal if:\n(a) The appeal is untimely filed under § 134.1303;\n(b) The appeal does not, on its face, allege facts that if proven to be true, warrant reversal or modification of the determination; or\n(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.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 134—RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING CASES BEFORE THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS","Subpart M—Rules of Practice for Appeals of Protest Determinations Regarding the Status of a Concern as a Certified HUBZone Small Business Concern"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"0e187bf15a5138b0810b031a722cb693e2c1ecfcaa178757826c6d563d8641fc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-134.1308","next":"us/13-cfr-134.1310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}