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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tremayne Kendrick BLACKWELL, a/k/a Little Kenny, a/k/a Tremayne Oakley Kendrick, a/k/a Tremayne Kendrick Blackwell, a/k/a Kenny, a/k/a Kendrick Jermaine Oakley, a/k/a Kendrick Tremayne Oakley, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 16-7489
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: March 20, 2017
    Decided: March 29, 2017
    Tremayne Kendrick Blackwell, Appellant Pro Se. William Thomas Bozin, Thomas A. O’Malley, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.
    Before TRAXLER, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
   Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Tremayne Kendrick Blackwell seeks to appeal his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 851 (2012). We dismiss the appeal as untimely.

In criminal cases, the defendant must file the notice of appeal within 14 days after the entry of judgment. Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A). Although this time limit is not jurisdictional, United States v. Urutyan, 564 F.3d 679, 685 (4th Cir. 2009), we may' raise the Rule 4(b) time bar sua sponte when judicial resources and administration are implicated or the delay has been inordinate, United States v. Mitchell, 518 F.3d 740, 750 (10th Cir. 2008).

The district court first entered judgment on February 18, 2009, and entered judgment resentencing Blackwell on December 3, 2015. Blackwell filed his notice of appeal on October 25, 2016, long after the 14-day appeal period expired. Because Blackwell did not file a notice of appeal that was timely or within the time period during which the district court had the authority to extend the appeal period, Fed. R. App, P. 4(b)(4), and because the delay in filing has been inordinate, 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