Summary
dismissing workers' compensation appeal for lack of jurisdiction, where appellant failed to file a timely notice of appeal of order to be reviewed
Summary of this case from Rance v. HortonOpinion
No. 1D04-4639.
December 23, 2004.
An appeal from an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims. David Langham, Judge.
William M. Murphy, appellant, pro se.
No appearance for appellees.
We are constrained to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.180(b)(2) provides that our jurisdiction to review proceedings in workers' compensation cases must be invoked by filing a notice of appeal within 30 days of the date the order to be reviewed is mailed to the parties. Appellant failed to meet this jurisdictional deadline, and we are without authority to either extend the deadline or forgive appellant's late filing.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
BOOTH, VAN NORTWICK and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.