Wendy Nora v. IRS, No. 18-3095 (8th Cir. 2019)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Shepherd and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Civil procedure. The district court's order denying Nora's motion for an extension of time and dismissing her bankruptcy appeal for failure to comply with a court-ordered deadline is affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-3095 ___________________________ Wendy Alison Nora lllllllllllllllllllllAppellant v. Internal Revenue Service lllllllllllllllllllllAppellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: October 15, 2019 Filed: October 29, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Wendy Nora appeals the district court’s1 denial of her third motion for an extension of time, and dismissal of her bankruptcy appeal for failure to comply with 1 The Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. a court-ordered deadline. Following a careful review, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the extension and dismissing the appeal. See Smith v. Gold Dust Casino, 536 F.3d 402, 404 (8th Cir. 2008) (dismissal for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with court order is reviewed for abuse of discretion); In re Harlow Fay, Inc., 993 F.2d 1351, 1352-53 (8th Cir. 1993) (district court’s denial of request for extension of filing deadline in a bankruptcy appeal is reviewed for abuse of discretion). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny Nora’s appellate motion as moot. ______________________________ -2-

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