Case Name: Manual Louis ROBINSON, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-17
Citations: 699 F. App'x 316
Docket Number: No. 17-50130
Parties: Manual Louis ROBINSON, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee
Judges: Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 699
Pages: 316–317

Head Matter:
Manual Louis ROBINSON, Petitioner-Appellant v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee
No. 17-50130
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed October 17, 2017
Manual Louis Robinson, Pro Se
Elizabeth Alisse Goettert, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee
Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Manual Louis Robinson, Texas prisoner # 1655982, moves for a certificate of ap-pealability (COA) to appeal the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging his conviction for capital murder, which resulted in a life sentence. Robinson asserts that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. In order to obtain a COA, Robinson must make "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).
This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction, sua sponte if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). Robinson's notice of appeal was filed more than 30 days from the entry of the final judgment denying his § 2254 petition; therefore, it is untimely. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), (c)(1). As a federal habeas proceeding is civil in nature, see Archer v. Lynaugh, 821 F.2d 1094, 1096 (5th Cir. 1987), a timely notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement. Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007). Because Robinson's notice of appeal was untimely, we lack jurisdiction to address his COA motion.
Accordingly, Robinson's appeal is DISMISSED for want of jurisdiction, and his request for a COA is DENIED as MOOT.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.