Errol Fulford-El v. Lau, No. 20-6061 (4th Cir. 2020)
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-6061 ERROL DOUGLASS FULFORD-EL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MS. LAU, Law Library Coordinator, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Richard D. Bennett, District Judge. (1:19-cv-01216-RDB) Submitted: July 21, 2020 Before AGEE, DIAZ, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Errol Douglass Fulford-El, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Decided: July 23, 2020 PER CURIAM: Errol Fulford-El seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) complaint without prejudice for failure to provide the court with an updated address. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. In civil cases, parties have 30 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 entered its order on September 20, 2019. Fulford-El filed the notice of appeal on January 7, 2020. Because Fulford-El failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2
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