Tyrone Johnson v. Roy Cooper

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OPINION/ORDER DIRECTING LIMITED REMAND [4CCA retains jurisdiction]. Motion disposition in opinion--remanding case for limited purpose [4cca retains jurisdiction] Originating case number: 3:14-cv-00242-FDW. Copies to all parties and the district court. Mailed to: Tyrone Johnson. [999705565] [15-7233]

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Appeal: 15-7233 Doc: 11 Filed: 11/24/2015 Pg: 1 of 3 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-7233 TYRONE JOHNSON, Petitioner - Appellant, v. ROY COOPER, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, Chief District Judge. (3:14-cv-00242-FDW) Submitted: November 19, 2015 Decided: November 24, 2015 Before NIEMEYER, KING, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges. Remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Tyrone Johnson, Appellant Pro Se. Clarence Joe DelForge, III, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Appeal: 15-7233 Doc: 11 Filed: 11/24/2015 Pg: 2 of 3 PER CURIAM: Tyrone Johnson, a North Carolina inmate, seeks to appeal the district (2012) court’s federal order habeas dismissing petition. The his district order was entered on March 31, 2015. notice of appeal as having been 28 U.S.C. § 2254 court’s final We construe Johnson’s filed, at the earliest, August 4, 2015, the date appearing on that document. on See Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988). In his notice of appeal, Johnson stated that he did not receive notice of the district court’s order until August 3, 2015. Parties are accorded 30 days after entry of the district court’s final judgment or order to note an appeal, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), period under unless Fed. R. the district App. P. 4(a)(5) period under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6). notice of appeal requirement.” in a court civil or extends the appeal reopens the appeal “[T]he timely filing of a case is a jurisdictional Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007). Johnson’s notice of appeal is clearly untimely. However, under Rule 4(a)(6), the district court may reopen the time to file an appeal if (1) the moving party did not receive notice of entry of judgment within 21 days after entry, (2) the motion is filed within 180 days of entry of judgment or within 14 days of receiving notice from the court, whichever is earlier, and (3) no party would be prejudiced. We remand for the limited purpose 2 Appeal: 15-7233 Doc: 11 Filed: 11/24/2015 Pg: 3 of 3 of permitting the district court to determine whether Johnson is entitled to the benefit of Rule 4(a)(6) to reopen the time to file an appeal. The record, as supplemented, will then be returned to this court for further consideration. REMANDED 3

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