Case Name: Rhonda K. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.J. CATOGGIA, OFC; Richmond Police, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-06-20
Citations: 435 F. App'x 266
Docket Number: No. 11-6185
Parties: Rhonda K. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.J. CATOGGIA, OFC; Richmond Police, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 435
Pages: 266–267

Head Matter:
Rhonda K. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.J. CATOGGIA, OFC; Richmond Police, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 11-6185.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted June 16, 2011.
Decided June 20, 2011.
Rhonda K. Jones, Appellant Pro Se.
Before NIEMEYER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Rhonda K. Jones seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) and state law tort claims. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded thirty 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 January 3, 2011. The notice of appeal was filed on February 7, 2011. Because Jones failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.