Clayton Vines v. JASON S. MIYARES, Attorney General

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-6185
CLAYTON VINES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
JASON S. MIYARES, Attorney General; MEGAN L. O’BRIEN, Assistant
Attorney General; SURBHI BANSAL, Medical Doctor, Ophthalmology Practice,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Arenda L. Wright Allen, District Judge. (2:23-cv-00252-AWA-DEM)
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Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Clayton Vines, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Clayton Vines seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his amended civil
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 December 11, 2025, and the appeal period
expired on January 12, 2026. See Fed. R. App. P. 26(a)(1)(C). Vines filed the notice of
appeal, at the earliest, on January 20, 2026. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(c)(1); Houston v. Lack,
487 U.S. 266, 276 (1988). Because Vines 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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