Mayra Dominguez-Cortez v. Michael B. Mukasey

1The Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren, Chief Judge, United States District Judge
for the Western District of Arkansas.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 08-2035
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Michael Van Vliet, *
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Appellant, * Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
v. * Western District of Arkansas.
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Nurse Andrea Garret; Dr. Huskins, * [UNPUBLISHED]
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Appellees. *
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Submitted: October 16, 2009
Filed: October 26, 2009
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Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
In this civil action, Michael Van Vliet appeals following the District Court’s 1
denial of his motion to reconsider the order dismissing his complaint for failure to
comply with the court’s discovery order. The District Court entered the order denying
Van Vliet’s motion for reconsideration on March 17, 2008. Van Vliet filed his notice
of appeal on April 17, 2008, thirty-one days later. We dismiss the appeal for lack of
jurisdiction. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) (requiring parties to file notice of appeal
within 30 days in most civil cases); Huggins v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., 566

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F.3d 771, 773 (8th Cir. 2009) (noting appellate court's obligation to consider
jurisdictional issues sua sponte where jurisdiction may be lacking).
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