United States v. Jacobs

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 95-7353 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus FRED JACOBS, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Fayetteville. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (CR-91-57) Submitted: December 12, 1995 Decided: January 16, 1996 Before WILKINS, HAMILTON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Fred Jacobs, Appellant Pro Se. Christine Witcover Dean, Assistant United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Appellant noted this appeal outside the ten-day appeal period established by Fed. R. App. P. 4(b), and failed to obtain an exten- sion of the appeal period within the additional thirty-day period provided by Fed. R. App. P. 4(b). The time periods established by Fed. R. App. P. 4 are "mandatory and jurisdictional." Browder v. Director, Dep't of Corrections, 434 U.S. 257, 264 (1978) (quoting United States v. Robinson, 361 U.S. 220, 229 (1960)). The district court entered its order on September 11, 1993; Appellant's notice of appeal was filed on August 8, 1995. Appellant's failure to note a timely appeal or obtain an extension of the appeal period de- prives this Court of jurisdiction to consider this case. We there- fore dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate- rials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2