Opinion
A23A0926
03-14-2023
JAKIRA TROTTER et al v. MULLER MANAGEMENT, INC.
ORDER
On August 31, 2022, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Muller Management, Inc. d/b/a Muller Management McDonald's. Jakira Trotter then filed a motion for reconsideration. The trial court denied the motion, and Trotter filed a notice of appeal on November 18, 2022. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of the appealable order. OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction on this Court. Perlman v. Perlman, 318 Ga.App. 731, 739 (4) (734 S.E.2d 560) (2012). Because Trotter's notice of appeal was filed 79 days after entry of the trial court's order granting summary judgment, this appeal is untimely. Although Trotter filed a motion for reconsideration, the denial of a motion for reconsideration is not directly appealable, and the filing of such a motion does not extend the time for filing an appeal. See Bell v. Cohran, 244 Ga.App. 510, 511 (536 S.E.2d 187) (2000); Savage v. Newsome, 173 Ga.App. 271, 271 (326 S.E.2d 5) (1985). Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.