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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 

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FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 28, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

 

EDWARD LEE CLEMMONS, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

 v. 

STEVEN J. DAVIES; BRENT L.

DUNCAN, 

Defendants - Appellees.

08-3053

(D.C. No. 3:93-CV-03037-SAC)

D. of Kansas

ORDER

Before BRISCOE, HARTZ, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

Mr. Clemmons is appealing from the district court’s order, entered on

January 8, 2008, denying his Rule 60 (b) motion for relief from judgment. 

Because of the apparent untimeliness of the notice of appeal, this court issued an

order directing Mr. Clemmons to show cause why his appeal should not be

dismissed. Mr. Clemmons has filed a response to that order. After consideration

of that response, the court orders that this appeal be dismissed as untimely. 

The district court’s order was entered on January 8, 2008. Therefore, Mr.

Clemmons’ notice of appeal was due on or before February 7, 2008. See Fed. R.

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App. P. 4(a)(1)(a) (notice of appeal due within 30 days). A notice of appeal was

not filed until February 12, 2008. Although Mr. Clemmons states that he did not

receive the district court’s order until January 30, 2008, the time for filing a

notice of appeal begins when the order is entered - not when it is received. 

Jenkins v. Burtzloff, 69 F.3d 460, 461-62 (10th Cir. 1995). 

Mr. Clemmons did not file a timely motion in the district court for an

extension of time pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 4 (a)(5); nor did he seek relief in

the district court pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 4 (a)(6). This court cannot extend

the time for filing a notice of appeal. See Fed. R. App. 4 (a)(5). 

Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction to consider this appeal. Bowles v.

Russell, 127 S. Ct. 2360 (2007). 

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH SHUMAKER, Clerk of Court

by:

Christine Van Coney

Counsel to the Clerk

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