Craig Willis, Claimant/Appellant v. SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Division of Employment Security, Respondents.

This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court. Opinion Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Style: Craig Willis, Claimant/Appellant v. SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Division of Employment Security, Respondents. Case Number: ED89005 Handdown Date: 01/16/2007 Appeal From: Labor and Industrial Relations Commission Counsel for Appellant: Craig Willis, Pro Se Counsel for Respondent: Cynthia Ann Quetsch Opinion Summary: Craig Willis appeals from the labor and industrial relations commission's decision concluding he was disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation. APPEAL DISMISSED. Division Five holds: This Court lacks jurisdiction to consider the appeal where the notice of appeal to this Court was untimely and there is no mechanism for a late notice of appeal. Citation: Opinion Author: Booker T. Shaw, Chief Judge Opinion Vote: APPEAL DISMISSED. Norton, J., and Cohen, J., concur. Opinion: Craig Willis (Claimant) appeals from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission concluding he

was disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation. The appeal is dismissed. The Division of Employment Security (Division) has filed a motion to dismiss Claimant's appeal because the notice of appeal to this Court is untimely. Claimant has not filed a response to the motion. Section 288.210, RSMo 2000, requires that the notice of appeal to this Court from the Commission's decision is due within twenty days of the Commission's decision becoming final. The Commission's decision becomes final ten days after it is mailed to the parties. Section 288.200.2, RSMo 2000. Here, the Commission mailed its decision to Claimant on October 25, 2006. Therefore, the notice of appeal was due on Monday, November 27, 2006. Sections 288.200.2, 288.210, 288.240, RSMo 2000. The Commission received Claimant's notice of appeal in an envelope postmarked November 30, 2006. The notice of appeal is deemed filed on that date. Section 288.240. Therefore, Claimant's notice of appeal is untimely. The unemployment statutes make no provision for late filing of a notice of appeal. Phillips v. Clean-Tech, 34 S.W.3d 854, 855 (Mo. App. E.D. 2000). As a result, an untimely notice of appeal deprives this Court of jurisdiction to entertain the appeal and our only recourse is to dismiss it. Watkins v. De Van Sealants, Inc., 194 S.W.3d 873, 874 (Mo. App. E.D. 2006). The Division's motion to dismiss is granted. Claimant's appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Separate Opinion: None This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court.