Case Name: Christine SAMUEL, as Natural Parent and Guardian of CSD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James H. DICKEY; James H. Dickey Law Firm, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-08-28
Citations: 696 F. App'x 636
Docket Number: No. 16-2352
Parties: Christine SAMUEL, as Natural Parent and Guardian of CSD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James H. DICKEY; James H. Dickey Law Firm, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and DIAZ, Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 696
Pages: 636–637

Head Matter:
Christine SAMUEL, as Natural Parent and Guardian of CSD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James H. DICKEY; James H. Dickey Law Firm, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 16-2352
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 24, 2017
Decided: August 28, 2017
James. H. Dickey, Appellant Pro Se. Aaron Seth Jophlin, BELL LEGAL GROUP, Georgetown, South Carolina, for Appellee,
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and DIAZ, Circuit Judge.
This opinion is filed by a quorum of the panel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(d) (2012).

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
James H. Dickey seeks to appeal the district court's orders granting a default judgment against him and denying his two Fed. R. Civ. P, 60(b) motions. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded 30 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 October 21, 2016. The notice of appeal was filed on November 28, 2016. Because Dickey failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 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