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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-2323

ROBERT S. WILLIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT; TREASURER OF CITY 

OF VIRGINIA BEACH,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at 

Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:19-cv-00551-AWA-DEM)

Submitted: March 10, 2020 Decided: March 12, 2020

Before NIEMEYER and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert S. Willis, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Robert S. Willis seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his civil 

complaint as frivolous. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice 

of appeal was not timely filed.

In civil cases, parties have 30 days after the entry of the district court’s final 

judgment or order to note an appeal, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), 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 entered its order on October 21, 2019. Willis filed the notice of 

appeal on November 21, 2019. Because Willis failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to 

obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, 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

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