
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Lee COUCH, Jr., a/k/a D, a/k/a Diablo, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 11-6061.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
    Submitted: Feb. 4, 2011.
    Decided: March 18, 2011.
    Ronald Lee Couch, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Kevin Michael Comstock, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.
    Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.
   Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Ronald Lee Couch, Jr. seeks to appeal his conviction and sentence. In criminal cases, the defendant must file the notice of appeal within fourteen 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, 759 F.2d 351, 353 (4th Cir.1985).

The district court entered judgment on January 12, 1999. The notice of appeal was filed on January 3, 2011. Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, we dismiss the appeal. 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. 
      
       For the purpose of this appeal, we assume that the date appearing on the notice of appeal is the earliest date it could have been properly delivered to prison officials for mailing to the court. Fed. R.App. P. 4(c); Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988).
     