The opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-1397
CARGYLE BROWN SOLOMON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SHAREESE KESS-LEWIS; RANDOLPH T. LEWIS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Paul W. Grimm, District Judge. (1:13-
cv-02242-PWG)
Submitted: July 29, 2014 Decided: July 31, 2014
Before NIEMEYER, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Cargyle Brown Solomon, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Cargyle Brown Solomon seeks to appeal the district
court’s order dismissing her complaint without prejudice. ∗ We
dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice
of appeal was not timely filed.
Parties are accorded thirty 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’s order was entered on the docket
on August 13, 2013. The notice of appeal was filed on April 2,
2014. Because Solomon 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
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Although a dismissal without prejudice generally is
interlocutory and not appealable, we conclude that the order
dismissing Solomon’s complaint is an appealable final order as
no amendment to the complaint could cure the defects identified
by the district court. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers
Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066–67 (4th Cir. 1993).
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materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED
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