Ronald Legg v. South Carolina

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 4:13-cv-00172-RMG Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999156572]. Mailed to: appellant. [13-6653]

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Appeal: 13-6653 Doc: 10 Filed: 07/23/2013 Pg: 1 of 3 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-6653 RONALD L. LEGG, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA; W. THOMAS FLOYD, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (4:13-cv-00172-RMG) Submitted: July 18, 2013 Decided: July 23, 2013 Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Ronald L. Legg, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Appeal: 13-6653 Doc: 10 Filed: 07/23/2013 Pg: 2 of 3 PER CURIAM: Ronald L. Legg seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint. 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 March 7, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on April 18, 2013. * Because Legg failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. facts and legal We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are * adequately presented in the 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, 276 (1988). 2 Appeal: 13-6653 Doc: 10 materials before Filed: 07/23/2013 this court Pg: 3 of 3 and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3

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