Opinion
No. 2219
04-15-2016
DAVID SERRANO v. STATE OF MARYLAND
UNREPORTED
Eyler, Deborah S., Wright, Moylan, Charles E. Jr. (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ. Opinion by Eyler, Deborah S., J. *This is an unreported opinion and therefore may not be cited either as precedent or as persuasive authority in any paper, brief, motion, or other document filed in this Court or any other Maryland court. Md. Rule 1-104.
The Circuit Court for Wicomico County denied a motion filed by David Serrano, the appellant, to "revise judgment and for other appropriate relief" ("the Motion"). The court's order denying the Motion was entered on January 6, 2015. On March 26, 2015, Serrano, acting pro se, filed a notice of appeal. He continues to represent himself in this appeal.
Rule 8-202(a) provides:
Except as otherwise provided in this Rule or by law, the notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days after entry of the judgment or order from which the appeal is taken.
The requirement that a notice of appeal be filed within 30 days of the entry of the judgment or order appealed from "is jurisdictional; if the requirement is not met, the appellate court acquires no jurisdiction and the appeal must be dismissed." Keys v. State, 195 Md. App. 19, 27 (2010) (citation omitted).
The notice of appeal in this case was not filed within 30 days after the entry of the court's January 6, 2015 order, which is the only order Serrano is appealing from. Accordingly, this Court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal and it must be dismissed.
APPEAL DISMISSED. COSTS TO BE PAID BY THE APPELLANT.