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Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1046

ALTON M. SIMMONS-BEY,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, Senior

District Judge. (5:13-cv-00109-BR)

Submitted: May 21, 2015 Decided: May 26, 2015

Before MOTZ, KING, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Alton M. Simmons-Bey, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Alton M. Simmons-Bey seeks to appeal the district court’s 

order affirming the magistrate judge’s order denying Simmons-Bey 

leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing Simmons-Bey’s 

civil action for failure to pay the filing fee. We dismiss the 

appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was 

not timely filed. 

When the United States or its officer or agency is a party, 

the notice of appeal must be filed no more than sixty days after 

the entry of the district court’s final judgment or order, Fed. 

R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), 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’s order was entered on the docket on 

June 12, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on January 9, 

2015. Because Simmons-Bey failed to file a timely notice of 

appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal 

period, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss 

the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts 

and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials

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before this court and argument would not aid the decisional 

process.

DISMISSED

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