Background
Toccara Puller, proceeding pro se, sought to appeal a district court order that dismissed her complaint under Section forty-two U.S.C. Section one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three with prejudice. The district court entered its final order on January twenty-second, two thousand and twenty-six.
The court’s reasoning
The court determined it lacked jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. Under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure four point A one point A, parties have thirty days after the entry of a final judgment to file a notice of appeal. The appeal period expired on February twenty-third, two thousand and twenty-six. Puller filed the notice of appeal on April fifth, two thousand and twenty-six. The court cited Bowles versus Russell to state that timely filing is a jurisdictional requirement. Since Puller failed to file on time or obtain an extension, the appeal was dismissed.
[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)
What it means going forward
The dismissal prevents the appellate court from reviewing the merits of the underlying Section one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three claim.