Cole v. Teamsters Local 391 , 359 F. App'x 377 ( 2009 )


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  •                               UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 09-1507
    RAY A. COLE,
    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    v.
    TEAMSTERS LOCAL 391; DONNY BROWN,
    Defendants - Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
    District of North Carolina, at Greensboro.         Thomas David
    Schroeder, District Judge. (1:08-cv-00499-TDS-WWD)
    Submitted:    November 16, 2009             Decided:   December 30, 2009
    Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Ray A. Cole, Appellant Pro Se.     J. David James, SMITH, JAMES,
    ROWLETT & COHEN, LLP, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Ray A. Cole seeks to appeal the district court’s order
    adopting      the     recommendation    of   the     magistrate       judge     and
    dismissing     his    civil   action   against     Teamsters     Local   391    and
    Donny Brown.         We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction
    because the 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).                This appeal period
    is mandatory and jurisdictional.             Bowles v. Russell, 
    551 U.S. 205
    , 214 (2007); see United States v. Urutyan, 
    564 F.3d 679
    , 685
    (4th Cir. 2009) (discussing Bowles and the appeal periods under
    Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)).
    The district court’s order was entered on the docket
    on March 30, 2009.          Accordingly, in order for Cole’s appeal to
    be timely, it must have been filed by April 29, 2009.                    Cole did
    not file a notice of appeal until April 30, 2009.                  Because Cole
    failed   to    file    a   timely   notice   of    appeal   or   to    obtain    an
    extension or reopening of the appeal period, we deny leave to
    proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal.                     We dispense
    with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
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    adequately   presented   in   the   materials   before   the   court   and
    argument would not aid the decisional process.
    DISMISSED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 09-1507

Citation Numbers: 359 F. App'x 377

Judges: Wilkinson, Shedd, Agee

Filed Date: 12/30/2009

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024