Charles Dread v. Maryland State Police ( 2022 )

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-1453
CHARLES ANTHONY DREAD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MARYLAND STATE POLICE,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
George L. Russell, III, District Judge. (1:20-cv-00592-GLR)
Submitted: August 23, 2022 Decided: August 25, 2022
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, HEYTENS, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charles A. Dread, Appellant, Pro Se. Mark Holdsworth Bowen, Assistant Attorney
General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Pikesville,
Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Charles Anthony Dread seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing Dread’s
complaint, alleging multiple claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42
U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. 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 24, 2020. Dread filed the notice
of appeal on April 26, 2022. Because this notice of appeal is not timely filed, and Dread
did not seek 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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