Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr. v. Administrator D. H. Price

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6268
LAWRENCE VERLINE WILDER, SR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
ADMINISTRATOR D. H. PRICE,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:22-hc-02213-BO-RJ)
Submitted: November 21, 2023 Decided: November 28, 2023
Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing
his petition for writ of habeas corpus without prejudice for failure to comply with a court
order. 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 February 7, 2023. Wilder filed the notice of
appeal on March 13, 2023.∗ Because Wilder failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to
obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We deny
Wilder’s motion for appointment of counsel and general relief.
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
∗ This is the date Wilder certified he deposited the notice of appeal in his institution’s
internal mail system. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(c).

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