JAMES H. DUNN, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,
v.
C. MURRAY HENDERSON, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE

5th Cir. | 1971-08-19
No. 71-2175
446 F.2d 1398 Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1971) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:

PER CURIAM:

Dunn appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus, 312 F.Supp. 1370. Although the court’s order was entered on May 15, 1970, the appellant did not file a notice of appeal or any document which might reasonably be construed as such until the March 3, 1971 filing of his motion for a certificate of probable cause. The motion was granted on the same date by the district court.

Since the appellant failed to file a notice of appeal until almost eight months beyond the maximum extended time period provided in Rule 4(a), F.R. A.P., the district court had no authority to issue a certificate of probable cause. This Court therefore has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the appeal. Bean v. Wainwright, 5th Cir. 1971, 437 F. 2d 112; Lawrence v. Wainwright, 5th Cir. 1969, 419 F. 2d 1326, cert. denied 1970, 397 U.S. 1029, 90 S.Ct. 1281, 25 L.Ed.2d 542; Allen v. Wainwright, 5th Cir. 1967, 384 F. 2d 745.

Appeal dismissed.


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