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               DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE:  March 29, 1993
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                              GSBCA 12017
 
                            RASHMI M. AMIN,
 
                                                Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        Rashmi  M.  Amin,  pro se,  Springfield,  VA,  appearing for
   Appellant.
 
        Judith  A.  Bonner,  Office  of  Regional  Counsel,  General
   Services   Administration,   Philadelphia,    PA,   counsel   for
   Respondent.
 
   Before Board Judges HENDLEY, NEILL, and DeGRAFF.
 
   DeGRAFF, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On May 15,  1992, Mr. Amin purchased an  automobile from the
   General Services Administration (GSA) and, according to Mr. Amin,
   the automobile's  transmission was  defective.   In this  appeal,
   filed   September  16,  1992,  Mr.  Amin  requests  review  of  a
   contracting  officer's decision to deny  Mr. Amin's request for a
   refund of the purchase price of the automobile.  
 
        On  September 22,  1992,  the  Board sent  an  order to  the
   parties that required Mr. Amin  either to file a complaint  or to
   designate his  notice of  appeal as the  complaint, to  elect the
   small claims or accelerated procedure,  and to waive or request a
   hearing, all by October 21, 1992.
 
        On November 23,  1992, having heard  nothing from Mr.  Amin,
   the  Board telephoned  him to  ask  whether he  had received  the
   Board's September  22, 1992 order.   Mr. Amin stated that  he had
   received the order and that he anticipated filing something  with
   the Board.
 
        On February 2, 1993, having heard nothing from Mr. Amin, the
   Board  issued  an order  which  required  Mr.  Amin to  file  his
   complaint or designate  his notice of appeal as  his complaint by
   February 19, 1993.   The order also  required Mr. Amin to  file a
   status  report by February 26,  1993, proposing dates for further
   proceedings.
 
        On March  1, 1993, having  heard nothing from Mr.  Amin, the
   Board issued  an order  which related the  history of  Mr. Amin's
   failure to  comply with the  Board's orders.  The  order required
   Mr. Amin to file his complaint  or designate his notice of appeal
   as his complaint  by March 15, 1993.   The order states,  "If Mr.
   Amin fails to take either of these actions by March 15, 1993, the
   Board will dismiss  this appeal for failure to  prosecute."  This
   order  was sent by  certified mail and was  delivered on March 4,
   1993.  To date, the Board has heard nothing from Mr. Amin.
 
        Board Rule 28(b)  provides that the Board may,  upon its own
   initiative, dismiss  an appeal  for failure  to prosecute  or for
   failure to comply  with any  order of  the Board.   Mr. Amin  has
   taken  no action to advance this  case since filing his notice of
   appeal approximately six months ago.  He has failed to respond to
   any  of the  Board's  orders  that, in  essence,  invited him  to
   prosecute this appeal.  
 
                                Decision
 
        The  appeal  is  DISMISSED  WITH PREJUDICE  for  appellant's
   failure to prosecute.  Rule 28(b)(1).
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                                           MARTHA H. DeGRAFF
                                           Board Judge
 
   We concur:
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   JAMES W. HENDLEY                        EDWIN B. NEILL
   Board Judge                             Board Judge