United States v. Medley
United States v. Medley
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Joseph Medley appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on July 1, 2005 in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Elfvin, J.), following a jury trial, for one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A), and two counts of use of a communication facility to commit a drug trafficking offense in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts, proceedings below, and the issues raised on appeal.
Medley’s judgment of conviction was entered on July 1, 2005. Thus, pursuant to Rules 4(b)(1) and 26 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, his ten-day period for filing the notice of appeal expired on July 18, 2005, and under Rule 4(b)(4), his thirty-day extension period for “excusable neglect or good cause” expired on August 17, 2005. Medley, who continued to be represented by counsel throughout the relevant period, did not file a notice of appeal, but on November 15, 2005, filed a motion to extend the time to file a notice of appeal, which the district court granted. In accordance with the district court’s order granting his motion, Medley filed his notice of appeal on December 1, 2005, approximately five months after the judgment of conviction was entered on July 1, 2005.
Medley concedes that his notice was untimely, but argues that we can consider his appeal pursuant to United States v. Fuller, 332 F.3d 60, 64-66 (2d Cir. 2003) (abro
For the reasons stated above, the government’s June 26, 2007 motion to dismiss Medley’s appeal is denied. Medley’s appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, and remanded with directions to enter a new judgment, from which a timely appeal may be taken. Pursuant to Rule 4(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Medley shall have 10 days to appeal that judgment, and another 30 days if he is granted an extension. Any such appeal shall be returned to this panel pursuant to United States v. Jacobson, 15 F.3d 19, 21-23 (2d Cir. 1994). No further briefing shall be permitted, except for good cause shown. Because we remand for entry of a new judgment, we decline to address Medley’s arguments that the government waived or forfeited its objection to the untimely notice, see Frias, 521 F.3d at 234, or that we should remand for resentencing because the district court failed to inform Medley of his right to appeal, see, e.g., Soto v. United States, 185 F.3d 48, 54-55 (2d Cir. 1999).
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