Sarah Sears v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Company

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: August 31, 2016
• Docket: A17A0026
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ August 25, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17A0026. SARAH SEARS v. MACON TELEGRAPH PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Sarah Sears has filed a notice of appeal of the trial court’s order dismissing her complaint against Macon Telegraph Publishing Company. We lack jurisdiction. A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of the appealable decision or judgment complained of. OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). The trial court entered its dismissal order on April 14, 2015, but Sears did not file her notice of appeal until May 15, 2015, 31 days later. While Sears filed a motion for reconsideration of the order on April 24, 2015, such a motion does not extend the time for filing a notice of appeal. See Cheeley-Towns v. Rapid Group, Inc., 212 Ga. App. 183, 184 (1) (441 SE2d 452) (1994). Accordingly, Sears’s appeal is untimely and is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 08/25/2016 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.