UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1215
YVONNE NELSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; HORRY COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendants – Appellees,
and
UNKNOWN DEFENDANT,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Florence. R. Bryan Harwell, District Judge.
(4:15-cv-02607-RBH)
Submitted: May 18, 2016 Decided: May 20, 2016
Before SHEDD, DIAZ, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Yvonne Nelson, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Yvonne Nelson seeks to appeal the district court’s order
adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and dismissing
without prejudice her civil action. Nelson also seeks to appeal
the district court’s order denying her Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion
to alter or amend the judgment. We dismiss the appeal for lack of
jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.
When the United States or its officer or agency is a party,
the notice of appeal must be filed no more than 60 days after the
entry of the district court’s final judgment or order, Fed. R.
App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), 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 denying reconsideration was
entered on the docket on August 13, 2015. See Fed. R. App. P.
4(a)(4)(A)(iv). The notice of appeal was filed on February 29,
2016. Because Nelson failed to file a timely notice of appeal or
to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we
dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
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materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED
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