Terry Wilmore v. Michael McCall

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 3:11-cv-00408-JFA Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [998662108]. Mailed to: Terry Wilmore. [11-6726]

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Appeal: 11-6726 Document: 7 Date Filed: 08/24/2011 Page: 1 of 3 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-6726 TERRY MICHAEL WILMORE, Petitioner – Appellant, v. MICHAEL MCCALL, Warden, Respondent – Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Columbia. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., District Judge. (3:11-cv-00408-JFA) Submitted: August 17, 2011 Decided: August 24, 2011 Before KING, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Terry Michael Wilmore, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Appeal: 11-6726 Document: 7 Date Filed: 08/24/2011 Page: 2 of 3 PER CURIAM: Terry court’s order Michael Wilmore adopting the seeks to appeal recommendation of the the district magistrate judge and dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006) petition as successive. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. Parties are accorded thirty 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’s order was entered on the docket on April 13, 2011. The notice of appeal can be deemed filed, at the earliest, on May 24, 2011. * Because Wilmore failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. oral argument because the facts * and legal We dispense with contentions are For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that the date appearing on the notice of appeal is the earliest date it could have been properly delivered to prison officials for mailing to the court. Fed. R. App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988). 2 Appeal: 11-6726 Document: 7 adequately Date Filed: 08/24/2011 presented in the Page: 3 of 3 materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3

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