Opinion
No. 20-1842
02-22-2021
MICHAEL ALETUM, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. KUEHNE AND NAGEL COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee.
Michael Aletum, Appellant Pro Se. Courtney Blair Amelung, SHAWE & ROSENTHAL, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Ellen L. Hollander, District Judge. (1:19-cv-01972-ELH) Before FLOYD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Michael Aletum, Appellant Pro Se. Courtney Blair Amelung, SHAWE & ROSENTHAL, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Michael Aletum seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his complaint. 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 1, 2020. Aletum filed the notice of appeal on August 5, 2020. Because Aletum 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