Opinion
369762
03-25-2024
LC No. 20-001601-NI
ORDER
Michael F. Gadola, Chief Judge, acting under MCR 7.203(F)(1), orders:
The claim of appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction because a final order or judgment had not yet been entered when the claim of appeal was filed on February 15, 2024. MCR 7.203(A)(1). The Court has since received a copy of a final order that was entered on March 6, 2024, but the jurisdictional defect of the premature claim of appeal cannot be cured by a final judgment entered after the claim of appeal was filed. Dismissal is without prejudice to the filing of a new appeal from a final order under MCR 7.202(6), provided such a filing meets all requirements under the court rules and is not time-barred. See MCR 7.203(A); Sandoval v Farmers Insurance Exchange,___Mich App___; ___NW3d___(Docket Nos. 361166 and 361176).