Background
Angelie Blesse, proceeding pro se, appealed a district court judgment that dismissed her complaint and denied her motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The district court entered judgment on December third, two thousand and twenty-five. Blesse’s amended complaint concerned actions by county officials regarding a local property dispute. Because the complaint did not involve a federal party, the thirty-day deadline for filing a notice of appeal applied under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure four point a one A.
The court’s reasoning
The court determined that Blesse’s notice of appeal, filed on February second, two thousand and twenty-six, was untimely. The opinion states that the notice of appeal cannot invoke the appellate jurisdiction because it was not filed within the required thirty days from the entry of judgment. The court relied on Green versus Drug Enforcement Administration to support the conclusion that the appeal was untimely.
What it means going forward
The dismissal for lack of jurisdiction prevents the Eleventh Circuit from reviewing the merits of the underlying property dispute or the district court’s denial of in forma pauperis status.