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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cedric Lee LOCKLEAR, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 14-4811
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: February 1, 2017
    Decided: February 6, 2017
    David L. Neal, Hillsborough, North Carolina, for Appellant. Jennifer P. May-Parker, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
    Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
   Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Cedric Lee Locklear seeks to appeal his conviction and sentence. The Government has moved to dismiss the appeal based on the appellate waiver in Locklear’s plea agreement. In a criminal case, a defendant must file his notice of appeal within 14 days after the entry of judgment. Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A). With or without a motion, the district court may extend the time in which to file a notice of appeal for an additional 30 days from the expiration of this time period upon a finding of excusable neglect or good cause. Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4); United States v. Reyes, 759 F.2d 351, 353 (4th Cir. 1985).

The district court entered judgment on December 19, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on October 24, 2014. As Lock-lear failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period in the district court, we dismiss- the appeal. We thus grant the Government’s motion to the extent it seeks dismissal of 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 
      
       See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988) (prisoners notice of appeal filed at the time it is delivered to prison officials for mailing).