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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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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-10682

AARON MARTIN, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs

v.

GEORGE ZOLEY, CEO, GEO Group Incorporated, ET AL.,

Defendants

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LEROY LIVINGSTON, JR.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

LIEUTENANT FREDERIC TUNAITIS, Sanders Estes Unit; DANIEL 

SIMPSON, Sanders Estes Unit; MARLENA S FRIDDLE, C.O., Sanders Estes 

Unit; KERRI S HOCKINGS, LVN, Medical Department Sanders Estes Unit,

Defendants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 3:08-CV-490

USDC No. 3:08-CV-1185

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

May 19, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

Case: 14-10682 Document: 00513048394 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/19/2015
No. 14-10682

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Leroy Livingston, Jr., Texas prisoner # 01888406, moves for leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal from the district court’s dismissal of 

his claims in a consolidated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit, which the district 

court ultimately denied after granting the defendants’ motion for summary 

judgment. This court has a duty to examine the basis of its jurisdiction, sua 

sponte, if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). A 

timely notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement in a civil case. Bowles 

v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 213-14 (2007).

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1)(A) requires that the notice 

of appeal in a civil action be filed within 30 days of entry of the judgment or 

order from which the appeal is taken. Moreover, “a judgment entered pursuant 

to Rule 54(b) [of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] is a final judgment, and 

an appeal must be taken within thirty days after its entry.” Smith v. Mine 

Safety Appliances Co., 691 F.2d 724, 725 (5th Cir. 1982). Livingston’s notice of 

appeal was untimely because it was filed over five years after the district court 

dismissed his claims and almost two years after the district court granted 

summary judgment to the defendants. See FED. R. APP. P. 4(a)(1)(A). 

Additionally, neither Rule 4(a)(5) nor Rule 4(a)(6) assists Livingston with 

respect to the untimeliness of his notice of appeal. Given the absence of a 

timely notice of appeal in this case, this appeal must be dismissed for lack of 

jurisdiction.

APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION DENIED.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

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