L. Ruther v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA.
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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 1:14-cv-00486-AJT-TRJ Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999460934]. Mailed to: L. Ruther. [14-1600]
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-1600
L. RUTHER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria.
Anthony John Trenga,
District Judge. (1:14-cv-00486-AJT-TRJ)
Submitted:
October 21, 2014
Decided:
October 23, 2014
Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Ruther, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
L. Ruther seeks to appeal the district court’s order
dismissing his civil action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) (2012).
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 May 8, 2014.
2014.
The notice of appeal was filed on June 17,
Because Ruther failed to file a timely notice of appeal
or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we
dismiss the appeal.
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DISMISSED
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