Terrance Hagood v. SC Highway Patrol ( 2021 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-6878
TERRANCE TERRELL HAGOOD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SC HIGHWAY PATROL; M. A. TAYLOR; TAYLOR MATTHEWS; LOVELACE
MATTHEWS; JUMPER WILLIAMS; CALLISON MICHAEL; GIBSON RYAN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Greenville. Henry M. Herlong, Jr., Senior District Judge. (6:20-cv-01114-HMH)
Submitted: January 19, 2021 Decided: January 21, 2021
Before AGEE, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Terrance Terrell Hagood, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Terrence Terrell Hagood seeks to appeal the district court’s order accepting the
magistrate judge’s recommendation and dismissing Hagood’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint.
We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely
filed.
In civil cases, parties have 30 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). “[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 entered its order on April 16, 2020. Hagood filed the notice of
appeal on June 8, 2020. Because Hagood 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 this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED
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