Milton S.c. Mays v. Raynor Builders of Louisburg; Richard Raynor

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1966
MILTON S.C. MAYS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
RAYNOR BUILDERS OF LOUISBURG; RICHARD RAYNOR,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle,
District Judge. (5:14-cv-00027-BO)
Submitted: November 17, 2016 Decided: November 21, 2016
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and TRAXLER, Circuit
Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Milton S.C. Mays, Appellant Pro Se. Blair Kristen Beddow,
BROUGHTON, WILKINS, SMITH, SUGGS & THOMPSON, PLLC, Raleigh,
North Carolina, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Milton S.C. Mays seeks to appeal the district court’s order
dismissing Mays’ civil action for failure to prosecute. We
dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice
of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded 30 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
July 17, 2015. The notice of appeal was filed on May 31, 2016.
Because Mays 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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