Charles William King, Iii v. Detective Todd Strohman

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-6258
CHARLES WILLIAM KING, III,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DETECTIVE TODD STROHMAN,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, Senior District
Judge. (1:15-cv-02642-WMN)
Submitted: August 2, 2016 Decided: September 1, 2016
Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charles William King, III, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Charles William King, III, seeks to appeal the district
court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action
without prejudice for failure to comply with a court order. We
dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice
of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded 30 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 district court’s order was entered on the docket on
November 24, 2015. The notice of appeal was filed on February
19, 2016. Because King 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
materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED

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