Rebecca Griffin 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UNPUBLISHED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. 05-1425
REBECCA GRIFFIN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JOHN W. ANDERSON, Sheriff; SHERIFF’S OFFICE,
Baltimore County; R. JAY FISHER, Sheriff;
CAPTAIN HUSON; LEWIS F. SHAPIRO; EDWARD J.
FRIEDMAN; ROYREAL S. RHINES; JOHN H. RHINES;
JOHN H. GRIFFIN; JAMES E. STANCIL; STANCIL &
RHINES LAW OFFICES; STEWART D. SACHS REAL
ESTATE, LLC; NICHOLAS J. PISTOLAS; KIRK D.
CRAWLEY; FREDERICK L. BIERER; LAW OFFICES OF
BIERER & MARGOLIS, P.A.; IRVIN STANLEY SASS,
of Baltimore Auction Company; OFFICE OF THE
SHERIFF, of Baltimore County; LAW OFFICES OF
WEINSTOCK, FRIEDMAN & FRIEDMAN, P.A.,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William M. Nickerson, Senior District
Judge. (CA-05-591-1)
Submitted: September 27, 2005 Decided: September 29, 2005
Before LUTTIG, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Rebecca Griffin, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Rebecca Griffin seeks to appeal the district court’s
order dismissing her complaint alleging claims under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 (2000). We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction
because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded thirty 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). 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
March 3, 2005. The notice of appeal was filed on April 12, 2005.
Because Griffin failed to file a timely notice of appeal or obtain
an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the
appeal. We also deny Griffin’s pending motion for abeyance and
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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