Opinion
No. 20-1468
10-20-2020
DERRICK SALLIS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD SUPPORT DIVISION, Defendant - Appellee.
Derrick Sallis, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Spartanburg. Timothy M. Cain, District Judge. (7:19-cv-00320-TMC) Before HARRIS and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Derrick Sallis, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Derrick Sallis seeks to appeal the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation and dismissing Sallis' civil action. 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 final order on March 2, 2020. Sallis filed the notice of appeal on April 6, 2020. Because Sallis failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we deny his motion for a stay and 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