Sarah Sears v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Company

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.