Clay Jackson Myers, Jr. v. John Verkamp

990 F.2d 1259 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Clay Jackson MYERS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John VERKAMP, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-15853. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1993. * Decided March 26, 1993. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Clay Jackson Myers, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 prisoner civil rights complaint. We dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction. 3 The requirement of a timely notice of appeal is mandatory and jurisdictional. See Fed.R.App.P. 4(a); Browder v. Director, Dep't of Corrections, 434 U.S. 257, 264 (1978). A notice of appeal is jurisdictionally invalid if it is filed before the disposition of a timely motion brought pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). See Fed.R.App.P. 4(a)(4); Tripati v. Henman, 845 F.2d 205, 206 (9th Cir.1988). Thus, this court has held that…