Charles J. JONES, Appellant, v. Tom CLEMENTS; Jean Johnson; Mike Kemna, Appellees, 242 F. App'x 378

PER CURIAM. Charles Jones appeals the district court’s pre-service dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We conclude that the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because it was not timely filed: Jones’s request for permission to file his appeal out of time was not filed within 30 days after the time for appealing the judgment had expired, and therefore the district court lacked authority to grant him leave to file this appeal out of time. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) (notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after judgment is entered); Fed. R.App.

P. 4(a)(5) (district court can extend time to file notice of appeal if party moves for extension no later than 30 days after time prescribed for filing appeal expires and if party shows excusable neglect or good cause); Fed. R.App. P. 26(b)(1) (court may not extend time to file notice of appeal except as authorized by Rule 4); Lowry v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 211 F.3d 457, 462 (8th Cir.2000) (time limits for filing notice of appeal are mandatory and jurisdictional). Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed, and Jones’s pending motions on appeal are denied as moot.