Case Explained: Non-Argument Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANDREW WRIGHT

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Filed: 2026-06-24 Docket: 7:05-cr-00012-HL-RLH-1 The eleventh-circuit dismissed the appeal as untimely because the defendant filed his notice of appeal more than 14 years after the district court’s final judgment. The court determined that the notice evinced an intent to appeal from the August 23, 2006 final judgment, which required filing by September 6, 2006 under Federal Rule of App. P. 4(b)(1)(A). Although the time limits in Rule 4(b) are not jurisdictional, the court applied them because the government objected to timeliness. Furthermore, the appeal was dismissed because the notice was filed more than 30 days after the expiration of the appeal period, rendering the defendant ineligible for relief under Rule 4(b)(4), which allows for extensions only within that 30-day window upon a showing of excusable neglect or good cause. Consequently, the case is closed with no further appellate review permitted on this record. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.