Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith A. DAVIS, a/k/a Black, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-22
Citations: 646 F. App'x 304
Docket Number: No. 16-6224
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith A. DAVIS, a/k/a Black, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before AGEE, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 646
Pages: 304–305

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith A. DAVIS, a/k/a Black, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-6224.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 19, 2016.
Decided: April 22, 2016.
Keith A. Davis, Appellant Pro Se¡ John David Rowell, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Ap-pellee.
Before AGEE, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Keith A. Davis seeks to appeal the district.. court's order denying his Fed. R.Civ.P. 59(e) motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. He also appeals the district court's order denying his Fed,R.Civ.P. 52(b) motion for amended findings and his motion to amend the Rule 52(b) motion. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction in part and affirm in part.
When the United States or its officer or agency is a party, the notice of appeal must be filed no more than 60 days after the entry of the district court's final judgment or order, Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), 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 denying Davis' Rule 59(e) motion was entered on the docket on August 26, 2015. The notice of appeal was filed on February 8, 2016. Because Davis failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss his appeal of that order.
Davis' appeal is timely as to the district court's order denying his motion for amended findings and motion to amend. However, the motions were themselves untimely because Davis did not file them in the district court within 28 days of the entry of judgment on his § 2255 motion. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(b). We therefore affirm the district court's denial of these motions. 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.
AFFIRMED 'IN PART; DISMISSED IN PART.
For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that the date appearing on the notice of appeal is the earliest date it could have been properly delivered to prison officials for mailing to the court. Fed. R.App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988).