Dennis C. Galarowicz, Plaintiff-appellant, v. the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Defendant-appellee, 848 F.2d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 1988)

DECISION

This appeal is from the April 30, 1987 Order of the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissing appellant's petition under 35 USC 32 as untimely under Local Rule 213. We affirm.

OPINION

Upon review of the briefs submitted by appellant pro se and on behalf of the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and after hearing oral argument by and on behalf of the parties, we discern no error in the dismissal of appellant's petition (complaint) because it was not filed until March 16, 1987. The last day to file the petition provided for by 35 USC 32 was 30 days from the Patent and Trademark Office decision of January 15, 1987. This time limit has been set by Local Rule 213 of the District Court pursuant to Sec. 32 which provides that that court shall determine the "conditions" and "proceedings" governing the petition provided for in Sec. 32. It has done so. Galarowicz has shown no basis on which the District Court's refusal to waive the 30-day time limit of its rule may be overturned.