Case Name: Robert Thomas PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michelle K. LEE, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-05-04
Citations: 647 F. App'x 266
Docket Number: No. 15-2203
Parties: Robert Thomas PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michelle K. LEE, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 647
Pages: 266–267

Head Matter:
Robert Thomas PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michelle K. LEE, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-2203.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 29, 2016.
Decided: May 4, 2016.
Robert Thomas Payne, Appellant Pro Se. Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, VA, for Appellee.
Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Robert Thomas Payne seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his discrimination action without prejudice. 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, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007).
The district court's order was entered on the docket on August 3, 2015. The notice of appeal was filed on October 6, 2015. Because Payne 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.