William Davis, II v. Unknown , 693 F. App'x 260 ( 2017 )


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  •                                     UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 17-6509
    WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II,
    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    v.
    UNKNOWN,
    Defendant - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
    Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, District Judge. (2:16-cv-00548-MSD-LRL)
    Submitted: July 20, 2017                                          Decided: July 25, 2017
    Before DUNCAN and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    William Scott Davis, II, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    William Scott Davis, II, seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on
    his complaint filed pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of
    Narcotics, 
    403 U.S. 388
     (1971). We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because
    the notice of appeal was not timely filed.
    When the United States or its officer or agency is a party, the notice of appeal
    must be filed no more than 60 days after the entry of the district court’s final judgment or
    order, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), 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 extended the appeal period under Rule 4(a)(5) to December 12,
    2016. The notice of appeal was filed on April 4, 2017. * Because Davis failed to file a
    timely notice of appeal, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 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
    *
    The notice of appeal is undated. For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that
    the postmark date appearing on the envelope containing the notice of appeal is the earliest
    date it could have been properly delivered to prison officials for mailing to the court.
    Fed. R. App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, 
    487 U.S. 266
     (1988).
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Document Info

Docket Number: 17-6509

Citation Numbers: 693 F. App'x 260

Judges: Duncan, Wynn, Hamilton

Filed Date: 7/25/2017

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024