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Parties Involved:
Nicole Mitchell
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

NICOLE MITCHELL, 

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 16-1349

(D.C. No. 1:14-CR-00423-PAB-5)

(D. Colo.)

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ORDER

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Before HOLMES, MATHESON, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

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This is a direct criminal appeal filed more than five months after entry of 

judgment.

In a criminal appeal, the defendant’s notice of appeal is to be filed within 14 days 

of entry of judgment. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A). This rule is an “inflexible claimprocessing rule[], which unlike a jurisdictional rule, may be forfeited if not properly 

raised by the government.” United States v. Garduno, 506 F.3d 1287, 1291 (10th Cir. 

2007) (internal quotation omitted). 

However, “[b]ecause Rule 4(b) implicates important interests beyond those of the 

parties, we hold that this court may raise its time bar sua sponte. This power, however, is 

limited and should not be invoked when judicial resources and administration are not 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

September 21, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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implicated and the delay has not been inordinate.” United States v. Mitchell, 518 F.3d 

740, 750 (10th Cir. 2008). 

Under the facts of this case, dismissal is appropriate. 

The defendant argues in her response to this court’s order regarding the timeliness 

of this appeal that she is relying on United States v. Little, ___ F.3d ___, 2016 WL 

3902581 (10th Cir. 2016). However, Little does not address the timeliness of the filing of 

a notice of appeal. 

APPEAL DISMISSED. The mandate shall issue forthwith.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Ellen Rich Reiter

 Jurisdictional Attorney

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