Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas REEDY; Janice Reedy, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-01-24
Citations: 119 F. App'x 686
Docket Number: No. 03-10511
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas REEDY; Janice Reedy, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 119
Pages: 686–687

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas REEDY; Janice Reedy, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 03-10511.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Jan. 24, 2005.
Delonia Anita Watson, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Kenneth M. Tuccillo, Law Offices Of Kenneth M. Tuccillo, Hastings on Hudson, NY, Matthew R. Scott, Bell, Nunnally & Martin, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Thomas and Janice Reedy appeal the sentences imposed following remand to the district court for resentencing. The Government argues that Janice Reedy's notice of appeal was untimely filed. Janice Reedy contends that the two appeals have been consolidated and that the notice of appeal is timely because it was filed within 10 days of the last entered judgment, which is the judgment against Thomas Reedy.
A timely notice of appeal is a mandatory precondition to the exercise of appellate jurisdiction. United States v. Winn, 948 F.2d 145, 153 (5th Cir.1991). Pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 4(b)(1)(A)(i), the time for filing a notice of appeal runs from "the entry of either the judgment or the order being appealed." Because Janice Reedy is appealing from the judgment entered against her, her argument is without merit, and her notice of appeal is untimely.
A district court may grant a defendant an additional 30 days in which to file a notice of appeal upon a showing of good cause or excusable neglect. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(b)(4). Because Janice Reedy's notice of appeal was filed within 30 days of the time for filing a timely notice of appeal, it should be construed as a motion for an extension of time to file an appeal. See United States v. Golding, 739 F.2d 183, 184 (5th Cir.1984).
Accordingly, the appeals are held in abeyance, and Janice Reedy's case is REMANDED to the district court for a finding under Fed. R.App. P. 4(b)(4). Id. Upon making the finding, the district court shall promptly return the case to this court for dismissal or further proceedings, as may be appropriate.
REMANDED; APPEALS HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING 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.