Calvin Tyrone NORTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF WHITEVILLE, a Municipality; Whiteville Police Department, a department under the Municipality of City of Whiteville; Tracey Carter, Police Officer of Whiteville Police Department sued in her official and individually capacity; Stephen Strickland, Police Officer of Whiteville Police Department sued in his official & individual capacity; Jeffrey Rosier, Chief Police at Whiteville Police Department sued in his official & individual capacity; Aundre' Jackson, Lieutenant at the Whiteville Police Department sued in his official and individual capacity; Bobby Dean Kemp, Jr., sued in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees, 692 F. App'x 163

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Calvin Tyrone Norton seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his civil action. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. Parties are accorded 30 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, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007). The district court’s order was entered on the docket on March 7, 2017. The notice of appeal was filed on April 7, 2017. Because Norton 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED