Steven P. Fleming v. Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-1510
STEVEN P. FLEMING,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK & PLANNING COMMISSION; PATTY
DARNEY, Executive Director; WILLIAM SPENCER, Human
Resources Director; ADRIAN GARDENER, General Counsel,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, Chief District
Judge. (8:11-cv-02769-DKC)
Submitted: June 13, 2013 Decided: June 17, 2013
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Steven P. Fleming, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Steven Paul Fleming seeks to appeal the district
court’s order denying his motion to reopen his Title VII
employment discrimination case. 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 March 15, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on April 18,
2013. Because Fleming failed to file a timely notice of appeal
or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we
dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED

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