Opinion

Charles Edward Brown v. George Wilson

  • 815 F.2d 702
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 18138
  • 1987 WL 36794
Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Filed
Mar 16, 1987
Status
Unpublished
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 16.3%

The opinion

815 F.2d 702

Unpublished Disposition

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Charles Edward BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

George WILSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 86-6271.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

March 16, 1987.

Before ENGEL, KRUPANSKY and GUY, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

1

Appellant has responded to this Court's order to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed as untimely filed. The judgment from which appellant seeks an appeal was filed on November 4, 1986, and pursuant to Rule 4(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the notice of appeal was due December 4, 1986. The notice of appeal was filed on December 8, 1986--four days late.

2

In his response to the show cause order, appellant acknowledges that he did not move the district court for an extension of time within which to file his notice of appeal. Compliance with Rule 4(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, is a mandatory and jurisdictional prerequisite that this Court can neither waive nor extend. Peake v. First Nat'l Bank, 717 F.2d 1016 (6th Cir.1983). Rule 26(b), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, specifically provides that this Court cannot enlarge the time for filing a notice of appeal.

3

Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed as untimely filed. Rule 9(b)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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