Henry Sanders v. State of Maryland et al, No. 10-1277 (4th Cir. 2010)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-1277 HENRY T. SANDERS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. STATE OF MARYLAND; TREASURER OF MARYLAND, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (8:09-cv-03173-PJM) Submitted: August 19, 2010 Decided: August 26, 2010 Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and AGEE, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Henry T. Sanders, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Henry T. Sanders seeks to appeal the district court s order dismissing his complaint. of jurisdiction because the We dismiss the appeal for lack notice of appeal was not timely filed. Parties are accorded thirty days after the entry of the district court s final judgment or order to note an appeal, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), unless the district court extends the appeal period under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5), or reopens the appeal period under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6). [T]he timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement. Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007). The district court s order was entered on the docket on January 27, 2010. 2010. The notice of appeal was filed on March 8, Because Sanders failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We deny Sanders motion for relief. dispense argument with oral because the facts and We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2
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