Shekhem Bey, a/k/a Shekhem Daawuud El Amen Bey v. Zurich North America Insurance Company

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 11-1483
SHEKHEM BEY, a/k/a Shekhem Daawuud El Amen Bey,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
ZURICH NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Robert J. Conrad,
Jr., Chief District Judge. (3:09-cv-00459-RJC-DCK)
Submitted: January 25, 2012 Decided: February 8, 2012
Before SHEDD, DAVIS, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Shekhem Bey, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Shekhem Bey seeks to appeal the district court’s order
dismissing this action for failure to comply with a court order.
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). “[T]he timely
filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional
requirement.” Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007).
The district court’s order was entered on the docket
on January 28, 2010. The notice of appeal was filed on March 9,
2011. Because Bey failed to file a timely notice of appeal or
to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we
deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 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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