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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6858

EZEKIEL J. COX,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DR. NWAOKOHA; LARRY EDMONDS, Warden; BOWELS, Assistant Warden; MS. HOVER, RN; MRS. CLEMENTS, Head RN; MS. LAWRENCE, RN; MR. BENJAMIN DEMPSEY, IPM; DR. IQBAL,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, Senior District Judge. (3:19-cv-00111-HEH-EWH)

Submitted: December 19, 2023 Decided: December 27, 2023

Before HARRIS, QUATTLEBAUM, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ezekiel J. Cox, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Ezekiel Cox seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his

action without prejudice for failure to prosecute. We dismiss the appeal for lack of

jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

In civil cases, parties have 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,

(2007).

The district court entered its order on June 7, 2021. Cox filed the notice of appeal

on August 28, 2023. Because Cox 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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