L. A. Grier v. Director, Dep’t of Corr., 434 U.S. 257, 264 1978 quoting United States v. Robinson,…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-2548
L. A. GRIER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
FIRST MARINER BANK,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge.
(CA-00-3135-JFM)
Submitted: June 21, 2001 Decided: June 27, 2001
Before WIDENER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lorenzo Grier, Appellant Pro Se. Thomas Omar Lawson, LAWSON & KIPP,
Fairfax, Virginia; John Sears Simcox, Karen Montgomery Crabtree,
SIMCOX & BARCLAY, Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Lorenzo Grier seeks to appeal the district court’s order
denying his discrimination suit. We dismiss the appeal for lack of
jurisdiction, because Grier’s notice of appeal was not timely
filed.
Parties are accorded thirty days after entry of the district
court’s final judgment or order to note an appeal, see Fed. R. App.
P. 4(a)(1), 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). This appeal period is “mandatory and
jurisdictional.” Browder v. Director, Dep’t of Corr., 434 U.S.
257, 264 (1978) (quoting United States v. Robinson, 361 U.S. 220,
229 (1960)).
The district court’s order was entered on the docket on Novem-
ber 2, 2000. Grier’s notice of appeal was filed on December 7,
2000. Because Grier 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
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED

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