Legal Opinion

Lyons v. Epps

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided April 7, 2009No. 2007-CP-01194-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. David Lyons, a pro se litigant, seeks judicial review of a decision rendered by the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) Administrative Remedy Program regarding the computation of his time to serve. Because we find that Lyons failed to timely file his appeal pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a) and (h), we lack jurisdiction over his appeal and must dismiss it.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On May 18, 2007, the trial court denied Lyons’s appeal, seeking judicial review of the MDOC’s Administrative Remedy Program’s adverse decision…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Minchew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  2. Whitt v. GordonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Elaine L. Brown v. Thea Williams BlackCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024
  2. Leonard Mayhall v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019

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