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Parties Involved:
Dondell Cyrus Davidson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-11780

Non-Argument Calendar

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

DONDELL CYRUS DAVIDSON, 

Defendant- Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Florida

D.C. Docket No. 2:18-cr-14006-KAM-1

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2 Opinion of the Court 24-11780

Before ROSENBAUM, LUCK, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Upon review of the record and the government’s motion to 

dismiss, we conclude that this appeal is untimely. Dondell Davidson seeks review of the district court’s March 27, 2024 order 

denying his motion for a sentence reduction. To timely seek review of that order, he needed to file a notice of appeal by April 10, 

2024. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A); United States v. Fair, 326 F.3d 

1317, 1318 (11th Cir. 2003). His notice of appeal, deemed filed on 

May 20, 2024, is therefore untimely. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1); 

Jeffries v. United States, 748 F.3d 1310, 1314 (11th Cir. 2014).

Because the government moves to dismiss the notice of appeal as untimely, we “must apply the time limits of Rule 4(b).” See 

United States v. Lopez, 562 F.3d 1309, 1313‐14 (11th Cir. 2009) (holding that we must apply Rule 4(b)’s 14-day time limit when the government objects to an untimely notice of appeal). Additionally, because Davidson filed his notice of appeal more than 30 days after 

the expiration of the 14-day appeal period, he is not eligible for relief under Rule 4(b)(4). See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4) (providing that, 

upon a finding of excusable neglect or good cause, the district court 

may extend the time to file a notice of appeal for up to 30 days); 

United States v. Ward, 696 F.2d 1315, 1317-18 (11th Cir. 1983) (noting that we customarily treat a late notice of appeal, filed within 

the 30 days during which an extension is permissible, as a motion 

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for extension of time under Rule 4(b)(4) and remand to the district 

court). 

Accordingly, the government’s motion to dismiss this appeal as untimely is GRANTED, and this appeal is DISMISSED. 

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