Arthur Vincent v. Autozone

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-2213
ARTHUR VINCENT,
Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
AUTOZONE,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Richard E. Myers, II, Chief District Judge. (5:20-cv-00186-M)
Submitted: May 25, 2021 Decided: May 27, 2021
Before DIAZ and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Arthur Vincent, Appellant Pro Se. Tracy Elizabeth Kern, New Orleans, Louisiana, Laurie
Michele Riley, JONES WALKER LLP, Miami, Florida, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Arthur Vincent seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the magistrate
judge’s recommendation and dismissing Vincent’s employment discrimination complaint.
We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely
filed.
In civil cases, parties have 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 entered its order on September 30, 2020. Vincent filed the notice
of appeal on November 9, 2020. Because Vincent 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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