Lavern Crump v. Montgomery County Board of Education

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Lavern Crump v. Montgomery County Board of Education, 590 F. App'x 270 (4th Cir. 2015)

Lavern Crump v. Montgomery County Board of Education

Opinion

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Prior report: 2013 WL 5797362.

PER CURIAM:

Lavern R. Crump seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing her employment discrimination action. 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. RApp. 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 October 25, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on October 14, *271 2014. Because Crump 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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Lavern R. CRUMP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; Jerry D. Weast; Carmen L. Van Zutphen, Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished