Jeannette Soto Santini v. Adventure Tours by Dawn; Erica Tucker-Lays; Transdev North America/fairfax Connector

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1093
JEANNETTE SOTO SANTINI,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ADVENTURE TOURS BY DAWN; ERICA TUCKER-LAYS; TRANSDEV
NORTH AMERICA/FAIRFAX CONNECTOR,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Michael Stefan Nachmanoff, District Judge. (1:24-cv-02008-MSN-WBP)
Submitted: April 24, 2025 Decided: April 29, 2025
Before RICHARDSON and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jeannette Santini, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Jeannette Soto Santini seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying her motion
for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final
orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292;
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949).
The order denying Santini’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is immediately
appealable. Roberts v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 339 U.S. 844, 845 (1950). However, we lack
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 22, 2024, and the appeal period
therefore expired on Monday, December 23, 2024. Santini filed the notice of appeal on
January 24, 2025. Because Santini 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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