United States Supreme Court

The timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement, and case law precedent setting forth the "unique circumstances" doctrine is overruled to the extent the cases purported to authorize an exception to a jurisdictional rule. In a habeas case in which a district court purported to extend petitioner's time for filing an appeal beyond the period allowed by statute, dismissal of petitioner's appeal for lack of jurisdiction is affirmed where petitioner's untimely notice, even though filed in reliance upon the district court's order, deprived the circuit court of jurisdiction.

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• Decided 06/14/2007
• Published 06/14/2007

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