James H. Dunn v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary - No. 71-2175 Summary Calendar. (1) Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I

James H. Dunn v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent- No. 71-2175 Summary Calendar. (1) Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I

James H. Dunn v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, La. State Penitentiary - No. 71-2175 Summary Calendar. (1) Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enters., Inc. v. Citizens Cas. Co. of N.Y., 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I, 446 F.2d 1398 (5th Cir. 1971)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided: August 19, 1971
Docket: No. 1398
Citations: 446 F.2d 1398

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446 F.2d 1398

James H. DUNN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent- Appellee. No. 71-2175 Summary Calendar.* *(1) Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409 , Part I.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Aug. 19, 1971.

James Dunn, pro se.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen. of La., Baton Rouge, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before, BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

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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Hardy Jackson v. Sheriff Bill Decker451 F.2d 348 (5th Cir. 1971)
Sylvester Tribbitt v. Louie L. Wainwright462 F.2d 600 (5th Cir. 1972)
George Holley v. Walter Capps, Warden, Atmore State Prison468 F.2d 1366 (5th Cir. 1973)
Willie Lee Johnson, Alias Will Johnson, No. 18914-149 v. United States475 F.2d 762 (5th Cir. 1973)

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Willie Lee Johnson, Alias Will Johnson, No. 18914-149 v. United States475 F.2d 762 (5th Cir. 1973)
George Holley v. Walter Capps, Warden, Atmore State Prison468 F.2d 1366 (5th Cir. 1973)
Sylvester Tribbitt v. Louie L. Wainwright462 F.2d 600 (5th Cir. 1972)
Hardy Jackson v. Sheriff Bill Decker451 F.2d 348 (5th Cir. 1971)

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Depth	Case	Cited by
	Isbell Enters. v. Citizens Cas. Co, 431 F.2d 409 (3d Cir. 1970)	3,975
	Heman Lee Allen v. Wainwright, 384 F.2d 745 (5th Cir. 1967)	6
	Bean v. Wainwright, 437 F.2d 112 (5th Cir. 1971)	5
	O'Bryan v. Battisti, 397 U.S. 1019 (1970)	5
	Lawrence v. Wainwright, 419 F.2d 1326 (5th Cir. 1970)	3
	Dunn v. Henderson, 312 F. Supp. 1370 (E.D. La. 1970)	2
	Dunn v. C. Murray Henderson,, La. State Penitentiary, 446 F.2d 1398 (5th Cir. 1971)	1

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