Melvin Hill, Petitioner-appellant, v. Honorable Thomas Ward, Respondent-appellee.marvin Hill, A/k/a Melvin Hill, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Phillip G. Dantes, Parole Commissioner for the State Ofmaryland, Parole Hearing Officer Rose for Thestate of Maryland, Defendants-appellees.melvin Hill, A/k/a Marvin Hill, Petitioner-appellant, v. D. Zaccagnini, Phillip G. Dantes, F. Pappas, Respondents-appellees, 923 F.2d 848 (4th Cir. 1991)

Melvin Hill seeks to appeal, in No. 90-7171, the district court's order refusing habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Our review of the record and the district court's opinion discloses that this appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. Hill v. Zaccagnini, CA-90-2528-H (D. Md. Oct. 26, 1990).

Hill noted appeals No. 90-6193 and No. 90-6694 outside the 30-day appeal period established by Fed. R. App. P. 4(a) (1). Although he moved for an extension of the appeal period within the additional 30-day period provided by Fed. R. App. P. 4(a) (5), the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the extension.^*  The time periods established by Fed. R. App. P. 4 are "mandatory and jurisdictional." Browder v. Director, Dep't of Corrections, 434 U.S. 257, 264 (1978) (quoting United States v. Robinson, 361 U.S. 220, 229 (1960)). Appellant's failure to note a timely appeal or obtain an extension of the appeal period deprives this Court of jurisdiction to consider these cases. We therefore deny a certificate of probable cause to appeal, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismiss these appeals. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.