Case Name: Roy A. BROWN, also known as John Doe, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; Doctor Jose Lozano; Bureno, Nurse; Baxter International, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-10-15
Citations: 333 F. App'x 876
Docket Number: No. 08-20421
Parties: Roy A. BROWN, also known as John Doe, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; Doctor Jose Lozano; Bureno, Nurse; Baxter International, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 333
Pages: 876–877

Head Matter:
Roy A. BROWN, also known as John Doe, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; Doctor Jose Lozano; Bureno, Nurse; Baxter International, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 08-20421
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 15, 2009.
Roy A. Brown, Houston, TX, pro se.
Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Roy A. Brown, federal prisoner # 31532-179, appeals the dismissal as frivolous his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 law suit alleging the denial of adequate medical care. This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction sua sponte if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir.1987). A timely notice of appeal is mandatory and jurisdictional in a civil case. Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 207-13, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007). The notice of appeal in a civil action must be filed within 30 days of entry of the judgment or order from which the appeal is taken. 28 U.S.C. § 2107(a); Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). Brown filed his notice of appeal more than 30 days after the order dismissing his case was entered.
This court previously construed Brown's notice of appeal as a motion to reopen the appeal period under Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(6), and remanded the case to make findings on the circumstances surrounding the notice of the district court's judgment and when he mailed his notice of appeal. The district court complied with the court's remand order but did not rule on whether Brown's appeal should be reopened pursuant to Rule 4(a)(6). We hereby remand this case to the district court for the limited purpose of determining whether Brown's appeal should be reopened pursuant to Rule 4(a)(6). The district court is directed to return the case to this court for further proceedings or dismissal, as appropriate, once the ruling has been made.
LIMITED REMAND.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.