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    1) Freddy Alberto Juarez sought to appeal the district court's dismissal without prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. 2) The district court entered its order of dismissal on March 22, 2007. However, Juarez did not file his notice of appeal until April 26, 2007, which was beyond the 30-day deadline. 3) Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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    1) Freddy Alberto Juarez sought to appeal the district court's dismissal without prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. 2) The district court entered its order of dismissal on March 22, 2007. However, Juarez did not file his notice of appeal until April 26, 2007, which was beyond the 30-day deadline. 3) Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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    Filed: 2007-09-19 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Docket: 07-6735

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    1) Freddy Alberto Juarez sought to appeal the district court's dismissal without prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. 2) The district court entered its order of dismissal on March 22, 2007. However, Juarez did not file his notice of appeal until April 26, 2007, which was beyond the 30-day deadline. 3) Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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    1) Freddy Alberto Juarez sought to appeal the district court's dismissal without prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. 2) The district court entered its order of dismissal on March 22, 2007. However, Juarez did not file his notice of appeal until April 26, 2007, which was beyond the 30-day deadline. 3) Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 07-6735

    FREDDY ALBERTO JUAREZ,


    Petitioner - Appellant,
    versus
    DANIEL A. BRAXTON,
    Respondent - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of Virginia, at Richmond.
    James R. Spencer, Chief
    District Judge. (3:06-cv-00776-JRS)

    Submitted:

    September 13, 2007

    Decided:

    September 19, 2007

    Before GREGORY and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and WILKINS, Senior


    Circuit Judge.

    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    Freddy Alberto Juarez, Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

    PER CURIAM:
    Freddy

    Alberto

    Juarez

    seeks

    to

    appeal

    the

    district

    courts order dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. 2254


    (2000) petition.

    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 courts 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).
    and jurisdictional.

    This appeal period is mandatory

    Browder v. Dir., Dept of Corr., 434 U.S.

    257, 264 (1978) (quoting United States v. Robinson, 361 U.S. 220,
    229 (1960)).
    The district courts order was entered on the docket on
    March 22, 2007.

    The notice of appeal was filed on April 26, 2007.*

    Because Juarez 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 materials before


    the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
    DISMISSED

    For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that the date


    appearing on the notice of appeal is the earliest date it could
    have been properly delivered to prison officials for mailing to the
    court. Fed. R. App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).
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