Greear v. Wackenhut Corr Corp ( 1999 )


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  •                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    No. 98-11058
    Conference Calendar
    ISAAC EUGENE GREEAR,
    Plaintiff-Appellant,
    versus
    WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORPORATION;
    J. E. MARR, DR.,
    Defendants-Appellees.
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    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Texas
    USDC No. 4:98-CV-542-A
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    August 25, 1999
    Before KING, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Isaac Eugene Greear, a Texas prisoner (# 798347), seeks to
    appeal the district court’s dismissal on August 3, 1998, of his
    42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action.   If necessary, this court
    must sua sponte determine whether it has appellate jurisdiction.
    Mosley v. Cozby, 
    813 F.2d 659
    , 660 (5th Cir. 1987).    Greear’s
    notice of appeal was filed on September 3, 1998, 31 days after
    the entry of judgment.   Because the notice of appeal not filed
    within 30 days of the date of entry of the district court’s
    *
    Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
    that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
    except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
    R. 47.5.4.
    No. 98-11058
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    judgment, it was untimely.    See FED. R. APP. P. 4(a)(1).   We
    DISMISS this appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
    APPEAL DISMISSED.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 98-11058

Filed Date: 8/26/1999

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021