Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-09-01 21:00:54.08751+00
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                                             UNPUBLISHED

                                UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                               No. 23-1456

        JANE M. HELMS,

                             Plaintiff - Appellant,

                      v.

        HILTON RESORT CORP., d/b/a Hilton Grand Vacations, d/b/a Hilton Grand
        Vacations, LLC,

                             Defendant - Appellee.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence.
        R. Bryan Harwell, Chief District Judge. (4:21-cv-01875-RBH)

        Submitted: August 29, 2023                                        Decided: August 31, 2023

        Before KING, AGEE, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.

        Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Jane M. Helms, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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        PER CURIAM:

               Jane M. Helms seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the magistrate

        judge’s report, granting summary judgment to Defendant on Helms’ federal employment

        discrimination claims, declining to retain jurisdiction over Helms’ state law claim, and

        remanding that claim to state court. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because

        the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

               In civil cases, parties have 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 (2007).

               The district court entered its order on March 22, 2023. Helms filed the notice of

        appeal on April 24, 2023. Because Helms 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 this court and argument would not aid the

        decisional process.

                                                                                        DISMISSED

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