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Jarvis GIBBS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. SCDC; Brian Stirling, Director; Warden D. Stonebreaker, Warden; South Carolina Department of Corrections, Defendants - Appellees.
Jarvis Gibbs seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his complaint for failure to prosecute. Gibbs argued in his notice of appeal, and the record suggests, that he did not receive timely notice of the entry of the district court's dismissal order. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6)(A). Because the 30-day appeal period is jurisdictional, Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007), we remand the case for the limited purpose of allowing the district court to determine whether to reopen the time to file an appeal pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6). The record, as supplemented, will then be returned to this court for further consideration.
REMANDED
PER CURIAM:
Remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 20-7510
Decided: February 26, 2021
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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