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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-1419

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Charles J. Jones, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Tom Clements; Jean Johnson; * 

Mike Kemna, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: September 6, 2007

 Filed: September 20, 2007

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Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Charles Jones appeals the district court’s pre-service dismissal of his 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 action. We conclude that the appeal should be dismissed for lack of

jurisdiction because it was not timely filed: Jones’s request for permission to file his

appeal out of time was not filed within 30 days after the time for appealing the

judgment had expired, and therefore the district court lacked authority to grant him

leave to file this appeal out of time. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) (notice of appeal

must be filed within 30 days after judgment is entered); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5)

(district court can extend time to file notice of appeal if party moves for extension no

later than 30 days after time prescribed for filing appeal expires and if party shows

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excusable neglect or good cause); Fed. R. App. P. 26(b)(1) (court may not extend time

to file notice of appeal except as authorized by Rule 4); Lowry v. McDonnell Douglas

Corp., 211 F.3d 457, 462 (8th Cir. 2000) (time limits for filing notice of appeal are

mandatory and jurisdictional). 

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed, and Jones’s pending motions on appeal

are denied as moot.

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