SHIPP v. HARGAN (2020)

David M. Shipp seeks to appeal the district court's order granting summary judgment to Defendant on Shipp's complaint alleging employment discrimination and retaliation. The district court entered its order on March 27, 2020, making Shipp's notice of appeal due on May 26, 2020. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B). We previously concluded that Shipp's first notice of appeal was untimely because he filed it on June 1, 2020, six days late.^* Because Shipp failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismissed the appeal. See Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007) (“[T]he timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.”).

Shipp now petitions for rehearing. Upon review of the petitions, we conclude that there is a genuine question as to whether the district court actually received Shipp's notice of appeal on June 1. Accordingly, we grant Shipp's petitions for panel rehearing and remand this case to the district court for the limited purpose of determining whether Shipp timely filed his first notice of appeal. The record, as supplemented, will then be returned to this court for further consideration.

REMANDED

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE.   Shipp filed a second notice of appeal shortly thereafter.

PER CURIAM:

Remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.