Case Name: Alfonza SIMMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer Craig SMITH, Defendant-Appellee, and Ian D. McVey, Trustee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-02-28
Citations: 512 F. App'x 355
Docket Number: No. 12-2295
Parties: Alfonza SIMMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer Craig SMITH, Defendant-Appellee, and Ian D. McVey, Trustee.
Judges: Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 512
Pages: 355–355

Head Matter:
Alfonza SIMMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer Craig SMITH, Defendant-Appellee, and Ian D. McVey, Trustee.
No. 12-2295.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 26, 2013.
Decided: Feb. 28, 2013.
Alfonza Simmons, Appellant Pro Se. Christy L. Scott, Scott & Payne Law Firm, Walterboro, South Carolina, for Ap-pellee.
Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Alfonza Simmons seeks to appeal the district court's order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded thirty 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, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007).
The district court's order was entered on the docket on July 19, 2012. The notice of appeal was filed on October 18, 2012. Because Simmons 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.