Deanna Sharp, individually and as next friend of N.S., a minor child v. South Carolina Department of Social Services, (dss)

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-6116
DEANNA SHARP, individually and as next friend of N.S., a minor child,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, (DSS); RYAN
SHARP; EMILY HINSON; WILLIAM FORTINO; PATRICK MCWILLIAMS;
ALEXIS CRAMER; SHAWANDA AIKEN; TIA HUNTER; ANN G. JONES,
Judge; JUDGE JAMES G. MCGEE, Judge; ROBERT NEWTON, Judge;
RANDELL MCGEE, Judge; ELLEN BABB; JAMES SHADD; NANCY
FENWELL,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Rock
Hill. Sherri A. Lydon, District Judge. (0:25-cv-10563-SAL)
Submitted: April 28, 2026 Decided: May 1, 2026
Before WILKINSON and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Deanna Sharp, Appellant Pro Se.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Deanna Sharp seeks to appeal the district court’s order accepting the
recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing without prejudice her 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 petition. 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 November 6, 2025, and the appeal period
expired on December 8, 2025. See Fed. R. App. P. 26(a)(1)(C). Sharp filed the notice of
appeal on December 29, 2025. Because Sharp 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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