Ward v. Kelly

ORDER

This case involves the timeliness of a notice of appeal. Obbie Ward, Jr., a former Wisconsin inmate whose civil-rights suit against his probation officer ended in summary judgment, filed his notice of appeal two days late. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

In 2010, Ward sued several Wisconsin officials and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging state-law negligence (in connection with damages to his wheelchair while he was in prison) and retaliation against his probation officer, Bradley Kelly, who changed his conditions of supervision. A…