U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2013

State of North Carolina v. Lorraine Lewis

State of North Carolina v. Lorraine Lewis
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided July 24, 2013 · Gregory, Shedd, Keenan
535 F. App'x 262

State of North Carolina v. Lorraine Lewis

Opinion

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Lorraine Blackwell Lewis seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying her self-styled “Writ of Habeus [sic] Corpus for Evidentiary [sic] Hearing” for lack of jurisdiction. 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. RApp. 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 November 1, 2012. The notice of appeal was filed on March 19, 2013. Because Lewis failed to file a 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.

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