Opinion
No. 13-40983
10-10-2014
ARTHUR JOYAL BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. RUTH BROUWER, Medical Practitioner; JOYCE FRANCIS, Vocational Nurse; THOMAS MACIEL, Registered Nurse, Defendants-Appellees
Summary Calendar Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 9:12-CV-10
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Arthur Joyal Barker, Texas prisoner # 1290750, is appealing from the denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion filed in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 proceeding. We must examine the basis of our jurisdiction, sua sponte, if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). A timely notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement in a civil case. Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 213-14 (2007).
Barker failed to file a timely notice of appeal following the denial of his Rule 60(b) motion or a timely motion to extend the time to file a notice of appeal. Consequently, we are without jurisdiction to consider the appeal. See Williams v. Chater, 87 F.3d 702, 704-06 (5th Cir. 1996). Therefore, the appeal is DISMISSED for lack of appellate jurisdiction. See Bowles, 551 U.S. at 214. Barker's motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED.