Ronald Harden, Claimant/Appellant, v. Historic Homes, LLC, 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: Ronald Harden, Claimant/Appellant, v. Historic Homes, LLC, and Division of Employment Security, Respondents. Case Number: ED88656 Handdown Date: 10/17/2006 Appeal From: Labor and Industrial Relations Commission Counsel for Appellant: Party Acting Pro Se Counsel for Respondent: Cynthia A. Quetsch Opinion Summary: Ronald Harden appeals from the labor and industrial relations commission's decision denying his claim for unemployment benefits. 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 and Cohen, JJ., concur. Opinion: Ronald Harden (Claimant) appeals from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision denying his claim for unemployment benefits. The Division of Employment Security has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of a timely notice of appeal. Claimant has not filed a response to the motion. Claimant's notice of appeal to this Court is untimely. In an unemployment case, the notice of appeal to this Court from the Commission's decision must be filed within twenty days of the decision becoming final. Section 288.210, RSMo 2000.

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 August 7, 2006. Therefore, the notice of appeal was due on September 6, 2006. Sections 288.200.2, 288.210. Claimant sent his notice of appeal by facsimile on September 7, 2006. If a notice of appeal is faxed, it is deemed filed on the date the Division's fax machine receives it. 8 C.S.R. 20-2.010(4). Claimant's notice of appeal is deemed filed on September 7, 2006, and is untimely. Section 288.210 makes no allowance for the filing of a late 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 we must dismiss it. Garcia v. Midtown Home Improvements, Inc., 165 S.W.3d 561, 562 (Mo. App. E.D. 2005). 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.