Task: songer_typeiss

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court. Choose among the following categories. Criminal and prisioner petitions- includes appeals of conviction, petitions for post conviction relief, habeas corpus petitions, and other prisoner petitions which challenge the validity of the conviction or the sentence or the validity of continued confinement. Civil - Government - these will include appeals from administrative agencies (e.g., OSHA,FDA), the decisions of administrative law judges, or the decisions of independent regulatory agencies (e.g., NLRB, FCC,SEC). The focus in administrative law is usually on procedural principles that apply to administrative agencies as they affect private interests, primarily through rulemaking and adjudication. Tort actions against the government, including petitions by prisoners which challenge the conditions of their confinement or which seek damages for torts committed by prion officials or by police fit in this category. In addition, this category will include suits over taxes and claims for benefits from government. Diversity of Citizenship - civil cases involving disputes between citizens of different states (remember that businesses have state citizenship). These cases will always involve the application of state or local law. If the case is centrally concerned with the application or interpretation of federal law then it is not a diversity case. Civil Disputes - Private - includes all civil cases that do not fit in any of the above categories. The opposing litigants will be individuals, businesses or groups.

PER CURIAM:
This matter comes to us from the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief to the appellant, a prisoner of the State of Texas. The appeal must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
The district court entered a memorandum order denying the appellant’s petition for habeas corpus on October 9, 1970. However, it was not until his motion for certificate of probable cause was received on January 22, 1971 that the court below was given any indication that the appellant desired to appeal that court’s adverse judgment.
Rule 4(a), F.R.A.P., requires that notice of appeal must be filed in the district court within 30 days from the date of entry of the judgment or order sought to be appealed. This time period may be extended an additional 30 days “upon a showing of excusable neglect.”
Since the record in this case clearly shows that the appellant filed no notice of appeal, nor any document which might reasonably be construed as such until some 45 days beyond the maximum extended time period set forth in Rule 4 (a), this Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. Dunn v. Henderson, 5th Cir. 1971, 446 F.2d 1398; Gann v. Smith, 5th Cir. 1971, 443 F.2d 352; Bean v. Wainwright, 5th Cir. 1971, 437 F.2d 112. We therefore dismiss this appeal without prejudice to the appellant’s right to refile his habeas petition in the district court to obtain a final order from which he may prosecute a timely appeal. See Sanders v. United States, 1963, 373 U.S. 1, 83 S.Ct. 1068, 10 L.Ed.2d 148.
Appeal dismissed.

Question: What is the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court?
A. criminal and prisoner petitions
B. civil - government
C. diversity of citizenship
D. civil - private
E. other, not applicable
F. not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A