Tori Keon Thompson v. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Child Support Division

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-2264
TORI KEON THOMPSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, Child Support Division,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Columbia. Cameron McGowan Currie, Senior District Judge. (3:17-cv-02113-CMC)
Submitted: January 18, 2018 Decided: January 22, 2018
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Tori Keon Thompson, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Tori Keon Thompson seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his 42
U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint as barred by the Eleventh Amendment. 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 September 20, 2017. The
notice of appeal was filed on October 27, 2017. Because Thompson 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED

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