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Parties Involved:
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Appellee
Robert E. Dockery
Appellant

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-1846

ROBERT E. DOCKERY,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at 

Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief District Judge. (5:19-cv-00050-BO)

Submitted: December 19, 2019 Decided: January 2, 2020

Before KING, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert E. Dockery, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Robert E. Dockery seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his 

employment discrimination suit. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because 

the notice of appeal was not timely filed. 

When the United States or its officer or agency is a party, the notice of appeal must 

be filed no more than 60 days after the entry of the district court’s final judgment or order, 

Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), unless the district court extends the appeal period under Fed. 

R. App. P. 4(a)(5), or reopens the appeal period under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6). “[T]he 

timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles 

v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007).

The district court’s order dismissing Dockery’s suit was entered on the docket on 

May 6, 2019. Within 28 days of the order’s entry, Dockery filed a Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) 

motion that tolled the period for appealing the district court’s decision until June 4, 2019, 

the entry date of the order disposing of that motion. Fed R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A)(vi). The 

notice of appeal was filed on August 6, 2019, one day beyond the expiration of the appeal 

period. Because Dockery failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension 

or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument 

because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this 

court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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