LOMAX v. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI , No. 23-1982 (Fed. Cir. 2023)

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Case: 23-1982 Document: 6 Page: 1 Filed: 08/22/2023 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MATTIE LOMAX, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT, JORGE LOO, ERIC SAAVEDRA, BLACK FEMALE, OFFICER THAT SEARCHED MS. LOMAX, (NFN) LATTIMORE, DEPUTY OF COURT NOTARY, Defendants-Appellees ______________________ 2023-1982 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in No. 1:09-cv-21176-ASG, Judge Alan S. Gold. ______________________ PER CURIAM. ORDER Mattie Lomax seeks to appeal from a 2010 order of the district court entering final judgment against her. As was recently explained to Ms. Lomax in another of her appeals, Lomax v. Miami Police Department, Appeal No. 2023-1504, ECF No. 7 (Fed. Cir. May 18, 2023), “the timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a juris- Case: 23-1982 2 Document: 6 LOMAX Page: 2 Filed: 08/22/2023 v. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI dictional requirement,” Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007), and, in order to be timely, a notice of appeal must generally be filed within 30 days after entry of final judgment, 28 U.S.C. § 2107(a); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). More than a decade has passed since the appealed-from order was entered. Because no court has jurisdiction over this untimely appeal, we dismiss. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs. FOR THE COURT August 22, 2023 Date /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Jarrett B. Perlow Clerk of Court

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