participation in federal student aid programs). Both sides appealed to the Secretary of Education. On October 28, 1997, the Secretary affirmed the ALJ’s decision in part but reinstated the “clock hours” finding and vacated the debarment decision. At this point in time, the Institute was without counsel. Accordingly,- Angel Ruiz Rivera (Ruiz), the Institute’s founder and president, purporting to act both on the Institute’s behalf and. to his own be-hoof, filed a notice of appeal in this court, asking that we review the Secretary’s determination. The notice of appeal was docketed on March 6, 1998, well within the six-year period allowed for seeking judicial review of the Secretary’s final orders. See 28 U.S.C. § 2401(a); see also Sierra Club v. Slater, 120 F.3d 623, 631 (6th Cir.1997) (<HOLDING>); Wind River Mining Corp. v. United States, 946
holding that the filing of a motion for reconsideration does not toll the period for seeking judicial review of the underlying order holding that sixyear limitation period contained in section 2401a applies in respect to actions seeking judicial review of final agency determinations holding that the ban on judicial review of actions committed to agency discretion by law is jurisdictional holding sixyear statute of limitations applies to adea actions involving federal employees holding fouryear period for statutory actions applies to section 440205 claims