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 ì àœHOLDAWAY›,€œIVERS›,€STEINBERG,€and€GREENE,€òòJudgesóó.ˆÐ   	 °    ÐÌà@    & ì àòòO€R€D€E€RóóˆÐ   	 �à   ÐÌœñ¼ ñà     àñ¼ ñAfter›€the€Court€issued€its€opinion€in€òòDonovan€v.�Westóó,€11�Vet.App.€481€(1998)€(òòDonovan€Ióó),Ð   	 pÀ   Ðthe€Secretary€filed€a€motion€for€reconsideration€and€an€alternative€motion€for€a€full€Court€decision.€ÏThe€Secretary's€motion€specifically€provided:€ÌÌà8     à[The€Secretary],€respectfully€moves€for€reconsideration€of€the€October€8,€1998€panelÏdecision€to€the€extent€that€the€Court€held€that€a€veteran€may€appeal€to€the€Board€andÏthen€the€Court,€a€VA€decision€not€to€accept€a€deed€in€lieu€of€foreclosure.€€Should€theÏmotion€for€reconsideration€be€denied€òòin€whole€or€in€partóó,€the€Appellee€respectfullyÐ   	  P   Ðmoves€for€a€full€Court€review€of€the€panel€decision€under€U.S.€Vet.App.€R.€35(c).€€Ð    Ð Ð   ÐÌMotion€at€8€(emphasis€added).€Ìà     àÌà     à€On€June€15,€1999,€the€Court€granted€the€Secretary's€motion€for€reconsideration€and€issuedÏa€second€panel€opinion€in€òòDonovan€v.�Westóó,€__�Vet.App.€__,€No.€95„519€(June€15,€1999)€(òòDonovanÐ   	  #ð!   ÐIIóó).€€The€Court,€however,€specifically€held€in€òòDonovan€IIóó€that€the€òòDonovan€Ióó€decision€remains€validÐ   	 �$à"   Ðand€controlling€and€will€not€be€withdrawn.€€Because€the€opinion€in€òòDonovan€IIóó€did€not€grant€theÐ   	 €%Ð #   Ðentire€relief€sought€in€the€Secretary's€motion€for€reconsideration,€the€alternative€motion€for€a€fullÏCourt€decision€was€circulated€to€the€full€Court€and€a€majority€of€the€Court€voted€to€grant€it.ÌÌà     àUpon€consideration€of€the€foregoing€and€the€record€on€appeal,€€it€isÌœñ Ä ññÁ ñÐ	    0*€%(    ÐñÁ ññÄ ññ Ã ñ›ñÂ ñÔ% €4    ÔñÂ ññÃ ñÌ›à     àORDERED€that€the€Secretary's€motion€for€a€full€Court€decision€is€GRANTED.€€It€is€furtherÌÌœñÅ ñÐ	     -P(+    ÐñÅ ññ Ç ñ›ñÆ ñÔ% €8    ÔñÆ ññÇ ñ›à     àORDERED€that€the€Court's€opinions€in€òòDonovan€Ióó€and€òòDonovan€IIóó€are€withdrawn.Ð   	 °      ÐÌœDATED:€ñÈ ñJuly€29,€1999ñÈ ññ É ñ€€ñ¾ ñà     àà     àñ¾ ññÉ ññÊ ñÔ% €9    ÔñÊ ññ Â ññ¿ ñÔ% €3    Ôñ¿ ññÂ ñ›à     àà    h àà    À àà     àà    p àBY€THE€COURT:Ð   	 �à   ÐÌÌÌà     àà    `	 àà    ¸ àà     àà    h àà    À àà     àà    p àFRANK€Q.€NEBEKERÌà     àà    `	 àà    ¸ àà     àà    h àà    À àà     àà    p àChief€JudgeÌÌœñ À ñCopies€œto:ñÀ ññ ¿ ñÔ% €5    Ôñ¿ ññ À ñ›ÌÌJohn€E.€DonovanÌ44€Vernon€DriveÌAmherst,€NY€14225ÌÌGeneral€Counsel€(027)ÌDepartment€of€Veterans€AffairsÌ810€Vermont€Avenue,€NWÌWashington,€DC€€€20420ÌÌœrab›ñÀ ñ›