elaine-c-adams-robert-h-adams-tammy-j-elkins-minor-daughter-v-stephen , 883 F.2d 74 ( 1989 )

883 F.2d 74

Unpublished Disposition
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Elaine C. ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant,
Robert H. Adams; Tammy J. Elkins, Minor Daughter, Plaintiffs
v.
Stephen T. Smith; James Stephens; Barbara Jones; Robert
Brock; Pat Bell; Richard Gray; Michael McClure;
Debbie Druy, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 89-5481.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Aug. 21, 1989.

Before RALPH B. GUY, Jr., BOGGS and ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

1

This court entered an order on May 8, 1989, directing the appellant to show cause within twenty-one days why the appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because of a late notice of appeal. Appellant has failed to respond.

2

It appears from the record that the judgment was entered March 15, 1989. The notice of appeal filed on April 18, 1989 was four days late. Fed.R.App.P. 4(a) and 26(a).

3

The failure of an appellant to timely file a notice of appeal deprives an appellate court of jurisdiction. Compliance with Fed.R.App.P. 4(a) is a mandatory and jurisdictional prerequisite which this court can neither waive nor extend. McMillan v. Barksdale, 823 F.2d 981, 982 (6th Cir.1987); Myers v. Ace Hardware, Inc., 777 F.2d 1099, 1102 (6th Cir.1985); Denley v. Shearson/American Express, Inc., 733 F.2d 39, 41 (6th Cir.1984) (per curiam); Peake v. First Nat'l Bank & Trust Co., 717 F.2d 1016, 1018 (6th Cir.1983). Fed.R.App.P. 26(b) specifically provides that this court cannot enlarge the time for filing a notice of appeal.

4

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the appeal be, and it hereby is, dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Rule 9(b)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.