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Gary Alexander Mullen, Appellant Pro Se. Michael S. Barranco, Justin E. Fine, Treanor, Pope & Hughes, PA, Towson, Maryland, for Appellee U.S. Bank National Association.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

182. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Gary Alexander Mullen appeals from the district court's order granting Defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint as barred by the doctrine of res judicata. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Mullen v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Assoc., No. 1:15-cv-02640-JFM (D. Md. Feb. 8, 2016). 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.

AFFIRMED

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David Thomas SILVERS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IREDELL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; Donald C. Wall, D.S.S. Dir., in individual and official capacities; Paxton Butler, Asst. D.A., in individual and official capacities; City of Statesville, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 16-1549

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted: October 13, 2016. Decided: October 17, 2016

Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

David Thomas Silvers, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Patrick Houghton Flanagan, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina; James R. Morgan, Jr., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

David Thomas Silvers, Sr., appeals the district court's orders denying relief on his civil complaint. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Silvers v. Iredell Cty. DSS, No. 5:15-cv-00083-RLV-DCK (W.D.N.C. Feb. 3, 2016 & Apr. 15, 2016). 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.

AFFIRMED

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Milton SC MAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAYNOR AND ASSOCIATES; Richard Raynor, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 16-1617

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted: October 13, 2016. Decided: October 17, 2016

Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Milton S.C. Mays, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Milton S.C. Mays seeks to appeal the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss Mays' civil action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2012). 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 November 5, 2015. The notice of appeal was filed on May 31, 2016. Because Mays 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