UNPUBLISHED

                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                            No. 06-8071



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                               Plaintiff - Appellee,

          versus


TIMOTHY EARL DAVIS, a/k/a Black,

                                              Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Greenville. Malcolm J. Howard,
Senior District Judge. (4:99-cr-00027-H)


Submitted:   November 15, 2007            Decided: November 20, 2007


Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Walter A. Schmidlin III, ANDERSON, JONES & GENGO, PLLC, Raleigh,
North Carolina, for Appellant. Anne Margaret Hayes, Assistant
United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:

           Timothy Earl Davis seeks to appeal his sentence.              In

criminal cases, the defendant must file the notice of appeal within

ten days after the entry of judgment.       Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1)(A).

With or without a motion, upon a showing of excusable neglect or

good cause, the district court may grant an extension of up to

thirty days to file a notice of appeal.        Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(4);

United States v. Reyes, 

, 353 (4th Cir. 1985).

           The   district   court    entered   an   amended   judgment   on

December 6, 2004.   The notice of appeal was filed on September 15,

2005.*   Because Davis failed to file a timely notice of appeal or

to obtain an extension of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal.

We also deny Davis’ motion to strike counsel’s appellate brief. We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions

are adequately presented in the materials before the court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.



                                                                DISMISSED




     *
      Davis was accorded the benefit of Houston v. Lack, 

 (1988), as September 15, 2005 was the date he certified he gave
his notice of appeal to prison officials for mailing.

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