{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-134.709","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 134.709","heading":"When will a Judge dismiss an appeal?","body":"(a) The presiding Judge must dismiss the appeal if the appeal is untimely filed under § 134.703.\n(b) 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 G—Rules of Practice for Appeals From Women-Owned Small Business Concern (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged WOSB Concern (EDWOSB) Protests"],"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":"70814051f5f29c0adac356cd1d602af88217812a036e0065d8633eadbd8acc29","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-134.708","next":"us/13-cfr-134.710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}