
    Yvonne NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; Horry County Department of Social Services; Social Security Administration, Defendants-Appellees, and Unknown Defendant, Defendant.
    No. 16-1215.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: May 18, 2016.
    Decided: May 20, 2016.
    Yvonne Nelson, Appellant Pro Se.
    Before SHEDD, DIAZ, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
   Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Yvonne Nelson seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and dismissing without prejudice her civil action. Nelson also seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying her Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e) motion to alter or amend the judgment. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed.

When the United States or its officer or agency is a party, the notice of appeal must be filed no more than 60 days after the entry of the district court’s final judgment or order, Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(B), unless the district court ¿xtends the appeal period under Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(5), or reopens the appeal period under Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(6). “[T]he timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214, 127 S.Ct. 2360, 168 L.Ed.2d 96 (2007).

The district court’s order denying reconsideration was entered on the docket on August 13, 2015. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(4)(A)(iv). The notice of appeal was filed on February 29, 2016. Because Nelson failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.  