Juan M. Lopez Alonso v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: November 22, 2023
• Docket: 2023-1164
• Status: Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed November 22, 2023. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D23-1164 Lower Tribunal No. R.A.A.C. 23-00751 ________________

Juan M. Lopez Alonso, Appellant,

vs.

Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission.

Juan M. Lopez Alonso, in proper person.

Amanda L. Neff, Deputy General Counsel (Tallahassee), for appellee Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission.

Before EMAS, FERNANDEZ and GORDO, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See § 443.151(4)(b)1, Fla. Stat. (2021) (“The claimant or

any other party entitled to notice of a determination may appeal an adverse determination to an appeals referee . . . within 20 days after the date of

delivering the notice.”); Henry v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals

Comm’n, 345 So. 3d 369, 371 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022) (“We are compelled to

affirm. The referee’s decision plainly informed [appellant] of the filing

deadline for any appeal . . . No action or inaction by the Commission caused

the untimeliness of [appellant’s] appeal, and [appellant] has not otherwise

asserted the existence of circumstances tantamount to a due process

violation.”) (footnote omitted); Javier v. Goodwill Indus. of S. Fla., Inc., 882

So. 2d 524, 525 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004) (holding that a claimant who was

confused by the Unemployment Appeals Commission paperwork, and was

unable to translate the documents, was not entitled to a good cause

exception).