Opinion
NO. COA12-606
12-18-2012
IN THE MATTER OF: D.D.H.
No brief filed for petitioner-appellee Alexander County Department of Social Services. Richard Croutharmel for respondent-appellant mother.
An unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals does not constitute controlling legal authority. Citation is disfavored, but may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Rule 30(e)(3) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Alexander County
No. 97 JA 08
Appeal by respondent mother from order entered 5 March 2012 by Judge Christine Underwood in Alexander County District Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 19 November 2012.
No brief filed for petitioner-appellee Alexander County Department of Social Services.
Richard Croutharmel for respondent-appellant mother.
STROUD, Judge.
Respondent mother appeals from the trial court's order appointing new guardians for the minor child. Since respondent mother failed to sign her notice of appeal as required by N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(a), this Court has no jurisdiction to review the matter. See In re L.B., 187 N.C. App. 326, 331, 653 S.E.2d 240, 244 (2007) (in interpreting a prior version of Rule 3.1, this Court stated that the rule is "jurisdictional, and if not complied with, the appeal must be dismissed" (citation and quotation marks omitted)), aff'd per curiam, 362 N.C. 507, 666 S.E.2d 751 (2008). Accordingly, we allow the motion to dismiss the appeal filed on 22 May 2012 by petitioner Alexander County Department of Social Services. We note that in any case, appellate counsel for respondent mother has filed a no-merit brief pursuant to N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(d) in which he states he is unable to identify any issues of merit which might lead to reversal, and upon our review of the record, we are likewise unable to identify any potential reason for reversal.
DISMISSED.
Judges ELMORE and STEELMAN concur.
Report per Rule 30(e).