Opinion
F043955.
11-12-2003
In re ANGELINA S., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SARAH O., Defendant and Appellant.
Sarah O., in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent.
OPINION
THE COURT
Before Vartabedian, Acting P.J., Wiseman, J., and Gomes, J.
This court received a notice of appeal file stamped September 22, 2003, from the trial courts order terminating parental rights to the minor Angelina S. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26). The notice of appeal was filed more than 60 days after the termination order was made thus making the appeal untimely and subject to dismissal. Consequently, by order dated September 25, 2003, this court gave appellant 30 days to file a letter brief explaining why this court should not dismiss her appeal as untimely.
All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.
The time for briefing has past and appellant has not filed any letter brief. Because the termination order was final on the date appellant filed her notice of appeal, this court is without jurisdiction to review the termination order. (Wanda B. v. Superior Court (1996) 41 Cal.App.4th 1391, 1396.)
DISPOSITION
The appeal is dismissed.