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Parties Involved:
Correctional Healthcare Companies
Appellee
Levolia L. Hayes
Appellant
James Lowe
Appellee
Clif Northam
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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LEVOLIA L. HAYES, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES LOWE; CORRECTIONAL 

HEALTHCARE COMPANIES; CLIF 

NORTHAM, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

No. 15-1135

(D.C. No. 1:13-CV-03239-LTB-KMT)

(D. Colo.)

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ORDER

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Before TYMKOVICH, BACHARACH, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.

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This court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal because the notice of appeal was filed 

late. A timely notice of appeal in a civil case is both mandatory and jurisdictional. See

Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 209, 213 (2007).

Judgment was entered on January 12, 2015. The plaintiff filed a timely motion to 

set aside the judgment on February 6, 2015. This motion tolled the time to appeal until 

the district court ruled on that motion. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4). The district court 

denied the motion in an order entered on February 26, 2015. Accordingly, the notice of 

appeal was due within 30 days of the date of entry of that order. See 28 U.S.C. § 2107(a); 

Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1). The notice of appeal, however, was not filed until April 16, 2015, 

more than 30 days later.

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

May 28, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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The plaintiff argues that his notice of appeal is timely because it was filed within 

30 days of the order denying his motion to file a reply brief. However, the plaintiff’s 

motion to file a reply brief is not a motion which postpones the time to appeal. See Fed. 

R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A) (listing motions which postpone the time to appeal). 

Because the appeal was filed more than 30 days after entry of the order denying 

the motion to set aside the judgment, this court lacks jurisdiction. APPEAL

DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Ellen Rich Reiter

 Jurisdictional Attorney

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