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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 09-7272 SAMSON M. PARKER, Petitioner – Appellant, v. DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent – Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Liam O’Grady, District Judge. (1:08-cv-00780-LO-TCB) Submitted: December 15, 2009 Decided: December 18, 2009 Before MICHAEL and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Samson M. Parker, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Samson M. Parker seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying Parker’s motion to reopen the time to file a notice of appeal. 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.” Browder v. Dir., Dep’t of Corr.,
434 U.S. 257, 264 (1978) (quoting United States v. Robinson,
361 U.S. 220, 229 (1960)). The district court’s order was entered on the docket on August 6, 2009. The notice of appeal was filed on July 6, 2009. Because Parker 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 09-7272
Citation Numbers: 356 F. App'x 671
Judges: Michael, Duncan, Hamilton
Filed Date: 12/18/2009
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 11/5/2024