Alston v. Doe

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Alston v. Doe, 455 F. App'x 320 (4th Cir. 2011)

Alston v. Doe

Opinion

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Thomas Alston seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint for failure to state a claim. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

Parties are accorded thirty days after the entry of the district court’s final judgment or order to note an appeal, Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), unless the district court extends the appeal period under Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(5), or reopens the appeal period under Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(6). “[T]he timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007).

The district court’s order was entered on the docket on August 24, 2010. The notice of appeal was filed on October 10, 2010 * Because Alston failed to file a *321 timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.

*

For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that the date appearing on the notice of appeal is the earliest date if could have been properly delivered to prison officials for mailing to the court. Fed. R.App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, *321 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988).

Reference

Full Case Name
Thomas F. ALSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John DOE; Bobby Shearin, Warden; K. Hill-Peay, Doc. Hq. ARP/IGP Coordinator; J. Michael Stouffer, Commissioner, Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished