ALEXIA CUARTAS v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA ALEXIA CUARTAS, Appellant, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D05-4209 FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, Appellee. ___________________________/ Opinion filed October 26, 2005. An appeal from an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission. Appellant, pro se. Geri Atkinson-Hazelton, General Counsel, Unemployment Appeals Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Having considered appellant s response to our order of September 1, 2005, we conclude that the notice of appeal was not timely filed. Accordingly, we must dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See generally Miami-Dade County v. Peart, 843 So. 2d 363, 364 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003) ( [f]ailure to file any notice within the 30-day period constitutes an irremediable jurisdictional defect ) (quoting from First Nat l Bank in Fort Myers v. Fla. Unemployment Appeals Comm n, 461 So. 2d 208, 208 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984)). APPEAL DISMISSED. ALLEN, WEBSTER and THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.

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