Case Name: Nestor J. CALDERA, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, etc., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-05-17
Citations: 758 So. 2d 736
Docket Number: No. 3D99-2429
Parties: Nestor J. CALDERA, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, etc., et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, LEVY, and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 758
Pages: 736–736

Head Matter:
Nestor J. CALDERA, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, etc., et al., Appellees.
No. 3D99-2429.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 17, 2000.
Nestor J. Caldera, in proper person.
John D. Maher (Tallahassee), for appel-lee Unemployment Appeals Commission.
Before JORGENSON, LEVY, and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Nestor J. Caldera appeals the denial of unemployment benefits. For the following reason, we affirm.
Because the 20-day appeal period is jurisdictional, the Unemployment Appeals Commission properly dismissed the appeal as untimely. See § 443.151(4)(b)3, Fla. Stat. (1999) (referee's decision is final unless within 20 days, the claimant seeks review by the Unemployment Appeals Commission); Fla. Admin. Code R. 38E-3.006 ("An application for review which is not filed within the time allowed by law shall be dismissed by the Commission for lack of jurisdiction.").
AFFIRMED.