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Parties Involved:
Joseph Salazar
Appellee
Chris Sanchez
Appellee
Denise Soto
Appellee
Liza Sullivan
Appellee
Laybe Torres
Appellant
Michael Vigil
Appellee

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

March 24, 2010

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

 

LAYBE TORRES,

 Plaintiff - Appellant, 

v. 

CHRIS SANCHEZ; MICHAEL

VIGIL; DENISE SOTO; LIZA

SULLIVAN; JOSEPH SALAZAR, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

No. 10-2059

 (D.C. No. 1:08-CV-00462-WJ-CG)

ORDER

Before LUCERO, HARTZ, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

The court orders that this appeal be dismissed as untimely. 

Mr. Torres’s notice of appeal was due within 30 days of the entry of the

district court’s July 21, 2009 judgment - on or before August 20, 2009. See Fed.

R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) and 28 U.S.C. § 2107 (a) (notice of appeal due within 30

days). It was not filed until March 16, 2010. No timely motion for an extension

of time was filed in the district court. See Fed. R. App P. 4 (a)(5) and 28 U.S.C. §

2107 (c) (motion for extension of time must be filed within 30 days after the

prescribed time for filing the notice of appeal). This court cannot extend the

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time for filing a notice of appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 4 (a)(5) and Alva v. Teen

Help, 469 F.3d 946, 950 (10th Cir. 2006) (court of appeals lacks authority to find

excusable neglect and extend the time for filing notice of appeal; only the district

court may do so). 

Because the notice of appeal was untimely, this court lacks jurisdiction to

consider this appeal. Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205 (2007). 

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH SHUMAKER, Clerk of Court

by:

Christine Van Coney

Counsel to the Clerk

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