Appellant Kevin Bierwirth moves this court to dismiss his appeal for lack of jurisdiction and to remand the case to the state court from which it was removed. He argues that the district court never possessed jurisdiction over the case.

However, we must “examine the basis of our jurisdiction, on our own motion, if necessary.” 1 Bierwirth’s notice of appeal was filed on August 16, 2013, thirty-one days after the district court’s entry of final judgment on July 16, 2013. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4 provides that a notice of appeal “must be filed with the district clerk within 30 days after entry of the judgment or order appealed from.” 2 As the Supreme Court has made clear, a party’s failure to take an appeal within the prescribed time precludes our jurisdiction. 3 Accordingly, Bierwirth’s appeal is DISMISSED.