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Parties Involved:
Eleazar Marquez-Bencomo
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.

ELEAZAR MARQUEZ-BENCOMO, 

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 20-3003

(D.C. No. 6:16-CV-01266-EFM)

(D. Kan.)

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ORDER

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Before HOLMES, MATHESON, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.

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We raise sua sponte the question of whether this court has jurisdiction to consider 

this appeal. 

Appellant Eleazar Marquez-Bencomo filed a pro se notice of appeal on January 

13, 2020. The district court denied Mr. Marquez-Bencomo’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion by 

memorandum and order dated December 2, 2016 and entered separate judgment on 

December 2, 2016. In a civil case in which the United States is a party, a notice of appeal 

must be filed within 60 days of entry of the judgment being appealed. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2107(b); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B). Mr. Marquez-Bencomo requests that the court 

accept the late notice of appeal and equitably toll the notice of appeal deadline. However, 

this court does not have the authority to allow an untimely notice of appeal; a timely 

notice of appeal in a civil case is both mandatory and jurisdictional. See Bowles v. 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

March 13, 2020

Christopher M. Wolpert

Clerk of Court

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Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007) (“[T]his court has no authority to create equitable 

exceptions to jurisdictional requirements. . . .”). 

Because the notice of appeal is untimely, the court lacks jurisdiction over this 

appeal. The appeal is dismissed, and all other relief requested is denied. 

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

CHRISTOPHER M. WOLPERT, Clerk

by: Lindy Lucero Schaible

 Counsel to the Clerk

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