In Re A.h. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor.laura Harrell, Claimant-appellant, v. A.h. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor-appellee, 896 F.2d 545 (4th Cir. 1990)

In July 1987, the district court disallowed appellant Laura Harrell's Dalkon Shield claim because of her failure to return a questionnaire. Harrell did not note an appeal of that disallowance until June 27, 1989. As Harrell's appeal was filed nearly two years after the district court disallowed her claim, we dismiss the appeal as untimely. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a) (1). Along with her notice of appeal, however, Harrell submitted a letter¹  in which she states that she returned the questionnaire required by the court. We liberally construe this letter as a Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for relief from judgment and return the case to the district court for a ruling on the motion. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and oral argument would not significantly aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.