Lavern R. Crump v. Montgomery County Board of Education; Jerry D. Weast; Carmen L. Van Zutphen

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-2105
LAVERN R. CRUMP,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; JERRY D. WEAST; CARMEN
L. VAN ZUTPHEN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Paul W. Grimm, District Judge. (8:12-
cv-03378-PWG)
Submitted: January 22, 2015 Decided: January 26, 2015
Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lavern R. Crump, Appellant Pro Se. Christine M. Collins, Edward
Barry Lattner, COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Rockville, Maryland,
for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Lavern R. Crump seeks to appeal the district court’s
order dismissing her employment discrimination action. 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 October 25, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on October
14, 2014. Because Crump 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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