Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-22 21:01:27.753592+00
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                                            UNPUBLISHED

                               UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                   FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                              No. 22-6934

        AARON ALLEN,

                            Plaintiff - Appellant,

                     v.

        DAVID STUMBO, Solicitor; PENNY B. CARSON, Assist. Sol.,

                            Defendants - Appellees.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
        Anderson. Timothy M. Cain, District Judge. (8:22-cv-01045-TMC)

        Submitted: March 16, 2023                                         Decided: March 21, 2023

        Before WILKINSON, AGEE, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

        Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Aaron Allen, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

               Aaron Allen appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint with

        prejudice. 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 July 5, 2022. Allen filed the notice of appeal

        on August 15, 2022. Because Allen 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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