Cargyle Solomon v. Herman Dawson

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-2525 CARGYLE BROWN SOLOMON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. HERMAN C. DAWSON, Circuit Court Judge, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Paul W. Grimm, District Judge. (8:13- cv-01953-PWG) Submitted: March 25, 2014 Decided: March 27, 2014 Before GREGORY, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Cargyle Brown Solomon, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Cargyle Brown Solomon seeks to appeal the district court’s orders dismissing her complaint, denying her motion for reconsideration, and partially granting her motion to seal. 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 last of the district court’s orders that Solomon challenges was entered on the docket on September 3, 2013. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A)(iv). The notice of appeal was filed on December 12, 2013. Because Solomon failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We deny Solomon’s pending motions to stay certain foreclosure proceedings and to seal court records. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials 2 before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 3