Michael W. Ryan v. Harold W. Clarke

1The Honorable Stephen M. Reasoner, late a United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the
Honorable Jerry W. Cavaneau, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District
of Arkansas.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 04-2219
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George Walter Hayman, *
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Appellant, *
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v. *
* Appeal from the United States
Little Rock Police Department, * District Court for the
* Eastern District of Arkansas.
Defendant, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Randy Johnson, Pulaski County *
Sheriff, *
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Appellee. *
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Submitted: October 5, 2004
Filed: October 15, 2004
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Before MELLOY, LAY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
George Walter Hayman, currently confined to the Arkansas State Hospital,
appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint.

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Having carefully reviewed the record, we dismiss the appeal as untimely, because
Hayman filed his notice of appeal (NOA) almost thirteen months after the district
court entered judgment, see Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1) (in civil case where agency of
United States is not party, NOA must be filed within 30 days of district court’s entry
of judgment), and Hayman failed to move timely, pursuant to Federal Rule of
Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5), for an extension of time to appeal, see Fed. R. App. P.
26(b)(1) (court may not extend time to file NOA except as authorized by Rule 4).
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See Burgs v. Johnson County, Iowa, 79
F.3d 701, 702 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam) (“A timely notice of appeal is mandatory
and jurisdictional.”).
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