Opinion
No. 20-6061
07-23-2020
ERROL DOUGLASS FULFORD-EL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MS. LAU, Law Library Coordinator, Defendant - Appellee.
Errol Douglass Fulford-El, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Richard D. Bennett, District Judge. (1:19-cv-01216-RDB) Before AGEE, DIAZ, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Errol Douglass Fulford-El, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Errol Fulford-El seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2018) complaint without prejudice for failure to provide the court with an updated address. 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 September 20, 2019. Fulford-El filed the notice of appeal on January 7, 2020. Because Fulford-El 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