Sherif Philips v. North Carolina State

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Sherif Philips v. North Carolina State, 711 F. App'x 724 (4th Cir. 2018)

Sherif Philips v. North Carolina State

Opinion

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Sherif Philips seeks to appeal the district court’s orders denying his Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion and his subsequent motion to reopen his case. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

Parties are accorded 30 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 orders denying Philips’ Rule 60(b) motion and motion to reopen were entered on the docket on June 15, 2017, and August 22, 2017, respectively. The notice of appeal was filed on September 26, 2017. Because Philips 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
Sherif A. PHILIPS, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE; North Carolina Court System; North Carolina Agency; Vidant Medical Center, F/K/A Pitt County Memorial Hospital; Paul Bolin, M.D.; Ralph Whatley, M.D.; David Creech, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Lawyer; Jay Salsman, Pitt County Memorial Hospital Lawyer; Debbie Meyer, Law Firm, Cary, NC; Karen Zaner, Law Firm, Dallas, TX; James Crouse, Law Firm, Raleigh, NC; Nardine Guirguis, Law Firm, Raleigh, NC, Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished