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Parties Involved:
Jose Perez-Acevedo
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

January 4, 2011

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

JOSE PEREZ-ACEVEDO,

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 10-4203

(D.C. No. 2:04-CR-00469-DB-1)

(D. Utah)

ORDER

Before LUCERO, GORSUCH, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

This is a direct criminal appeal filed nearly six years after entry of the criminal

judgment. Defendant, proceeding pro se, appeals. The appeal is dismissed.

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

entry of judgment. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A)(i). 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).

However, “[b]ecause Rule 4(b) implicates important judicial 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

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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 notice of appeal was filed

inordinately late.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court,

Elisabeth A. Shumaker, Clerk

Kathleen T. Clifford

Attorney - Deputy Clerk

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