Case Name: Jay Junior AIKEN Plaintiff-Appellant v. Chip L. HALL, Sheriff, Jackson County; Linda, RN; Charlie, Officer; John Bucanon, Captain, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-06-23
Citations: 692 F. App'x 146
Docket Number: No. 17-6454
Parties: Jay Junior AIKEN Plaintiff-Appellant v. Chip L. HALL, Sheriff, Jackson County; Linda, RN; Charlie, Officer; John Bucanon, Captain, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before SHEDD, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 692
Pages: 146–146

Head Matter:
Jay Junior AIKEN Plaintiff-Appellant v. Chip L. HALL, Sheriff, Jackson County; Linda, RN; Charlie, Officer; John Bucanon, Captain, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-6454
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: June 20, 2017
Decided: June 23, 2017
Jay Junior Aiken, Appellant Pro Se.
Before SHEDD, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Jay Junior Aiken seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. 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 September 21, 2016. The notice of appeal was filed, at the earliest, on March 22, 2017. Because Aiken failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we deny Aiken's motion to appoint counsel 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