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Parties Involved:
Luis Raul Aguayo-Castro
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.

LUIS RAUL AGUAYO-CASTRO, 

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 14-1511

(D.C. No. 1:11-CR-00033-REB-1)

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ORDER

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Before TYMKOVICH, HOLMES, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.

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This is a pro se direct criminal appeal filed more than twenty-one 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

March 2, 2015

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’s allegations 

that counsel failed to file a timely notice of appeal may only be raised in a 28 U.S.C. § 

2255 motion. See Massaro v. United States, 538 U.S. 500, 504 (2003); United States v. 

Galloway, 56 F.3d 1239, 1242 (10th Cir. 1995).

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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