United States v. Fields ( 2008 )


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  •           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    February 20, 2008
    No. 07-30097
    Conference Calendar             Charles R. Fulbruge III
    Clerk
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    DERRICK L FIELDS
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Western District of Louisiana
    USDC No. 5:05-CR-50046-ALL
    Before KING, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Derrick L. Fields, federal prisoner # 12706-035, appeals the denial of his
    request for a copy of the transcript of the grand jury proceedings. Fields seeks
    to challenge his convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and
    possession of a stolen firearm. Fields’s motion for a transcript of the grand jury
    proceedings is civil in nature. See United States v. Miramontez, 
    995 F.2d 56
    , 58
    (5th Cir. 1993). Fields had 60 days, or until January 5, 2007, to appeal the
    *
    Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion
    should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
    circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
    No. 07-30097
    denial of his motion. See FED. R. APP. P. 4(a)(1)(B). The instant notice of appeal,
    which Fields mailed on January 19, 2007, is untimely. “[T]he timely filing of a
    notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles v. Russell,
    
    127 S. Ct. 2360
    , 2366 (2007); see Dijon v. Whitley, 
    20 F.3d 185
    , 186 (5th Cir.
    1994). Thus, this court lacks jurisdiction over Fields’s appeal.
    APPEAL DISMISSED.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 07-30097

Filed Date: 3/31/2008

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/21/2014