United States v. Blank

Case: 25-40761 Document: 45-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/30/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED July 30, 2026 No. 25-40761 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk ____________ United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Travis Hunter Blank, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:11-CR-67-1 ______________________________ Before Haynes, Graves, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Travis Hunter Blank, former federal prisoner, is serving a life term of supervised release following convictions for transportation and possession of child pornography. He now appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for early termination of supervised release pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

Case: 25-40761 Document: 45-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/30/2026

No. 25-40761

§ 3583(e)(1). The Government has filed a motion to dismiss and for summary affirmance or, alternatively, for an extension of time to file a brief.

In its motion to dismiss, the Government correctly asserts that Blank’s notice of appeal was untimely. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1). Our “duty to dismiss the appeal [is] mandatory” when a party properly seeks to enforce the time limit. Eberhart v. United States, 546 U.S. 12, 18 (2005).

Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED, the Government’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the Government’s remaining motions are DENIED.