Unpublished Dispositiondarius Mapp, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Dan Bolden, Leo Stelmaszek, Defendants-appellees, 755 F.2d 932 (6th Cir. 1985)

This matter is before the Court upon consideration of appellant's response to this Court's order of November 16, 1984, directing the appellant to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction due to a late notice of appeal.

It appears from the record that the judgment was entered December 20, 1983. The notice of appeal filed on October 16, 1984 was 271 days late. Rules 4(a) and 26(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

The failure of an appellant to timely file a notice of appeal deprives an appellate court of jurisdiction. Compliance with Rule 4(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, is a mandatory and jurisdictional prerequisite which this Court can neither waive nor extend. Peake v. First Nat. Bank and Trust Co. of Marquette, 717 F.2d 1016 (6th Cir. 1983). Rule 26(b), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, specifically provides that this Court cannot enlarge the time for filing a notice of appeal.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the appeal be and it hereby is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Rule 9(d) (1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.