Evans v. River Riders Inc

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 95-2449 FRANK EVANS, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus RIVER RIDERS, INCORPORATED, a West Virginia Corporation, Defendant - Appellee, and MARK GRIMES, President/owner, River Riders, Incorporated; PETER LIGOCKI, a/k/a Carp, Defendants. No. 95-2558 FRANK EVANS, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus RIVER RIDERS, INCORPORATED, a West Virginia Corporation; MARK GRIMES, President/owner, River Riders, Incorporated; PETER LIGOCKI, a/k/a Carp, Defendants - Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis- trict of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., Chief District Judge. (CA-93-31-3) Submitted: January 23, 1996 Decided: January 31, 1996 Before MURNAGHAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge. No. 95-2449 affirmed and No. 95-2558 dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Frank Evans, Appellant Pro Se. Anita Rose Casey, MEYER, DARRAGH, BUCKLER, BEBENEK & ECK, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 2 PER CURIAM: In Appeal No. 95-2449, Appellant appeals from the district court's order dismissing his personal injury action. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinions and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Evans v. River Riders, Inc., No. CA-93-31-3 (N.D.W. Va. June 21, 1995). We further deny Appellant's motion to stay the action and Appellee's motion to dismiss the action. In Appeal No. 95-2558, the Appellants, Defendants below, noted this appeal outside the time period established by Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(3), failed to obtain an extension of the appeal period and are not entitled to relief under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6). The time periods established by Fed. R. App. P. 4 are "mandatory and juris- dictional." 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 June 21, 1995; Evans noted his appeal on July 20, 1995. Appellants' notice of appeal was filed on August 15, 1995. Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(3), the Appellants had fourteen days from the date Evans noted his appeal to note their appeal. Appellants' failure to note a timely appeal or obtain an extension of the appeal period deprives this court of jurisdiction to consider this case. We therefore dismiss the appeal. 3 We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. No. 95-2449 - AFFIRMED No. 95-2558 - DISMISSED 4