UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 17-6436

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6437

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor; DR. P. OBER, Medical Doctor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6438

RAYMOND EUGENE SIMS-LEWIS, Jr.,
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Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6439

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS, JR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6440

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS, JR,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.
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No. 17-6441

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS, Jr.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6442

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor; DR. P. OBER, Doctor Operation of PRJ; RACHEL 

RICE, Pamunkey Regional Jail Medical Director of Staff; LAVERN SMITH, 

Pamunkey Regional Jail Medical Staff Supervisor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6443

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,
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v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Superintendent; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL, Owner; 

DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6444

RAYMOND E. SIMS-LEWIS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT; PAMUNKEY REGIONAL JAIL; DWIGHT C. JONES, 

Mayor; VIRGINIA GOVERNOR; VIRGINIA LAW JUDGE STEVEN 

GOLDSTEIN,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 17-6445

RAYMOND EUGENE SIMS-LEWIS, JR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Pamunkey Regional Jail Superintendent; PAMUNKEY 

REGIONAL JAIL, Owners; DWIGHT C. JONES, Virginia Mayor,

Defendants - Appellees.
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No. 17-6446

RAYMOND EUGENE SIMS-LEWIS, Jr.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JAMES C. WILLETT, Pamunkey Regional Jail Superintendent; PAMUNKEY 

REGIONAL JAIL, Owners; DWIGHT C. JONES, Mayor of Virginia,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at 

Norfolk. Mark S. Davis, District Judge. (2:15-cv-00383-MSD-LRL; 2:15-cv-00390-

MSD-RJK; 2:15-cv-00413-MSD-LRL; 2:15-cv-00424-MSD-RJK; 2:15-cv-00425-MSDDEM; 2:15-cv-00426-MSD-LRL; 2:15-cv-00436-MSD-LRL; 2:15-cv-00440-MSD-RJK; 

2:15-cv-00449-MSD-RJK; 2:15-cv-00454-MSD-RJK; 2:15-cv-00463-MSD-LRL)

Submitted: June 22, 2017 Decided: June 27, 2017

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and FLOYD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Raymond E. Sims-Lewis, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:

In these consolidated appeals, Raymond Eugene Sims-Lewis seeks to appeal the 

district court’s orders dismissing his complaints alleging claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 (2012). We dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of 

appeal was not timely filed. 

Parties are accorded 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 orders dismissing Sims-Lewis’ complaints between 

September 29, 2015 and December 4, 2015. The notice of appeal was filed on March 22, 

2017.

* Because Sims-Lewis failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an 

extension or reopening of the appeal period, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis 

and dismiss the appeals. 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

 * For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that the date appearing on the notice of 

appeal is the earliest date it could have been properly delivered to prison officials for 

mailing to the court. Fed. R. App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).