Barber v. State of Mississippi
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date FiledOctober 30, 2026
Docket26-60016
StatusUnpublished
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Case: 26-60016 Document: 42-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/30/2026
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
____________ United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 26-60016
FILED
October 30, 2026
Summary Calendar
____________ Thomas B. Plunkett, III
Clerk
Terry Lynn Barber,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
State of Mississippi; Governor Tate Reeves; Attorney
General Lynn Fitch; DeSoto County Circuit Court;
DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, Every Member of the
Desoto County Board of Supervisors Since 2019; Former Governor
Phil Bryant; Former Attorney General Jim Hood;
Victoria Washington, Public Defender; Gordon Shaw;
Jeffery B. Belk, MDOC Parole Board Chairman,
Defendants—Appellees.
______________________________
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:23-CV-479
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Before Jones, Ho, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 26-60016 Document: 42-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/30/2026
No. 26-60016
Terry Lynn Barber, Mississippi prisoner # 14169, appeals the
voluntary dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Because Barber did
not file a timely notice of appeal, we lack jurisdiction. See Bowles v. Russell,
551 U.S. 205, 213-14 (2007); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). Accordingly, the
appeal is DISMISSED.
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