Diane S. Sherman v. Dir., Dep’t of Corr., 434 U.S. 257, 264 1978 quoting United States v. Robinson, 361…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-2170
DIANE S. SHERMAN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
BELL ATLANTIC-VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Tommy E. Miller, Magistrate
Judge. (CA-99-2132-2)
Submitted: December 18, 2002 Decided: January 21, 2003
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Diane S. Sherman, Appellant Pro Se. Betty S.W. Graumlich, George
William Norris, Jr., MCSWEENEY & CRUMP, P.C., Richmond, Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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* This case was decided by a magistrate judge upon consent of
the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1) (2000).
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PER CURIAM:
Diane S. Sherman seeks to appeal an order entered on September
24, 2002. The district court docket sheet reveals that there was
no order entered on or about that date. To the extent that Sherman
seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s order* denying relief on her
motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
60(b)(3), 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. Dir., Dep’t of Corr., 434 U.S.
257, 264 (1978) (quoting United States v. Robinson, 361 U.S. 220,
229 (1960)).
The magistrate judge’s order was entered on the docket on
January 30, 2002. The notice of appeal was filed on October 4,
2002. Because Sherman failed to file a timely notice of appeal or
to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we
dismiss the appeal. We deny Sherman’s motions for appointment of
counsel, to consolidate with Appeal No. 02-2162, and to correct the

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record and deny her motion to expedite consideration of this appeal
as moot. 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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