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Parties Involved:
Terra Jane Bornhill
Appellee
GCA/ABM Company Inc.
Appellee
Mary L. Haggins
Appellant
Aaron Nemanic
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 20-1222

MARY L. HAGGINS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

AARON NEMANIC; GCA/ABM COMPANY INC.; TERRA JANE BORNHILL,

Defendant - Appellees.

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

Charlotte. Robert J. Conrad, Jr., District Judge. (3:19-cv-00682-RJC-DSC)

Submitted: May 19, 2020 Decided: May 22, 2020

Before NIEMEYER, HARRIS, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Mary L. Haggins, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Mary L. Haggins seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing her complaint 

without prejudice for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) (2018). We 

dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

In civil cases, parties have 30 days after the entry of the district court’s final 

judgment or order to note an appeal, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), 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 entered its order on January 16, 2020. Haggins filed the notice of 

appeal on February 25, 2020. Because Haggins 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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