Unpublished Dispositionerick Allala Aka Marvin Moore, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Mike Gardner, Sheriff, Keith Westmoreland, County Executive,defendants- Appellees, 848 F.2d 188 (6th Cir. 1988)

ORDER

This matter is before the court upon consideration of the appellant's response to this court's February 5, 1988, order directing him to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant's response states that he is denied access to the courts due to the lack of a law library at the jail wherein he is housed.

It appears from the record that the final order was entered December 1, 1987. The notice of appeal filed on January 5, 1988 was 5 days late. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a) and 26(a).

The failure of an appellant to timely file a notice of appeal deprives an appellate court of jurisdiction. Compliance with Fed. R. App. P. 4(a) is a mandatory and jurisdictional prerequisite which this court can neither waive nor extend. McMillan v. Barksdale, 823 F.2d 981 (6th Cir. 1987); Myers v. Ace Hardware, Inc., 777 F.2d 1099, 1102 (6th Cir. 1985); Denley v. Shearson/American Express, Inc., 733 F.2d 39 (6th Cir. 1984) (per curiam); Peake v. First Nat'l Bank & Trust Co., 717 F.2d 1016 (6th Cir. 1983). Fed. R. App. P. 26(b) specifically provides that this court cannot enlarge the time for filing a notice of appeal.

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