Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Manuel D. LUJAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-12-22
Citations: 588 F. App'x 358
Docket Number: No. 13-11286
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Manuel D. LUJAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 588
Pages: 358–359

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Manuel D. LUJAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-11286
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 22, 2014.
Manuel D. Lujan, Forrest City, AR, pro se.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Manuel D. Lujan, federal prisoner # 30527-177, appeals the denial of his purported Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4) motion. A timely notice of appeal is mandatory and jurisdictional in a civil case. Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 213-14, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007). Even in a criminal case, compliance with the time requirements is mandatory and may be enforced by the court. United States v. Leijano-Cruz, 473 F.3d 571, 574 (5th Cir.2006). We previously remanded to the district court for it to determine whether Lujan delivered the notice of appeal from the denial of his motion to prison officials on or before July 2, 2013. The district court found no competent evidence that it was.
Because Lujan' failed to file a timely notice of appeal, the appeal is DISMISSED. Lujan's motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.