Vacated and remanded by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Keyston Jamory West seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying his motion for an extension of time to note his appeal from the district court’s orders denying relief on his 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp. 2010) motion and denying his timely Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) motion for reconsideration. * Because the district court did not address whether West had demonstrated good cause or excusable neglect warranting the extension, we vacate the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.

The district court’s order denying West’s Rule 59(e) motion was entered on September 11, 2009. Because the United States is a party to the action, West had sixty days from the denial of the Rule 59(e) motion, or until November 10, 2009, to note his appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(B). Although West did not note his appeal within this period, he was entitled to move for an extension of the appeal period “no later than 30 days after” expiration of the sixty-day period. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(5). His motion, filed on December 7, 2009, qualifies as a timely Rule 4(a)(5) motion for extension of time to note his appeal.

An extension of the appeal period under Rule 4(a)(5) may be granted in the district court’s discretion upon a showing of “excusable neglect or good cause.” Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(5)(A)(ii). Here, the district court denied the motion for extension of time without deciding whether West had demonstrated good cause or excusable neglect. We accordingly vacate the decision of the district court and remand so that the court may determine whether West has made the necessary showing. The record, as supplemented, will then be returned to this court for further consideration.

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.

VACATED AND REMANDED.