Case Explained: Non-Argument Calendar ANGELIE BLESSE v. BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CORPORAL BALLASH BRANNON Badge No. 0289 DEPUTIES LIEUTENANTS, et al

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Filed: 2026-06-26 Docket: 6:25-cv-02035-JSS-NWH The eleventh-circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was filed untimely. The court applied Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1)(A), which mandates that a notice of appeal in a civil case must be filed within 30 days of the entry of judgment when no federal party is involved. Because the underlying dispute concerned a local property matter involving only county officials, the 30-day deadline applied rather than the extended period available when a federal party is present. The court found that the appellant’s notice of appeal, filed on February 2, 2026, exceeded this statutory timeframe following the district court’s judgment entered on December 3, 2025. As a practical consequence, the appeal was dismissed, the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction was granted, and all other pending motions were denied as moot. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.