Melvin v. Cumberland County , 54 F. App'x 138 ( 2002 )


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  •                                UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 02-1979
    In Re: HOLT-WILLIAMSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
    Debtor.
    JAMES D. MELVIN,
    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    versus
    CUMBERLAND COUNTY; THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,
    Defendants - Appellees,
    and
    WALTER L. HINSON,
    Third Party Defendant - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.    James C. Fox, Senior
    District Judge. (CA-00-270-5-3F, BK-91-4878-8-ATS)
    Submitted:    December 19, 2002           Decided:     December 30, 2002
    Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
    Circuit Judge.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    James D. Melvin, Appellant Pro Se.       Douglas Edward Canders,
    CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Fayetteville, North Carolina;
    John Gregory Rhyne, HINSON & RHYNE, Wilson, North Carolina, for
    Appellees.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    See Local Rule 36(c).
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    PER CURIAM:
    James D. Melvin seeks to appeal the district court’s order
    affirming   the   bankruptcy   court’s   order   which   granted   summary
    judgment in favor of Appellees in their action seeking to collect
    delinquent taxes.    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. Director, 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 July
    23, 2002.     The notice of appeal was filed on August 23, 2002.
    Because Melvin failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to
    obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we grant
    Appellees’ motion to dismiss and 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
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Document Info

Docket Number: 02-1979

Citation Numbers: 54 F. App'x 138

Judges: Wilkins, King, Hamilton

Filed Date: 12/30/2002

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024