Case Name: Denise D. THOMAS, Appellant, v. Mildred SMITH, Bennie Thomas, Elvira Jackson, Evelyn Jackson, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-07-24
Citations: 961 So. 2d 1056
Docket Number: No. 1D07-2070
Parties: Denise D. THOMAS, Appellant, v. Mildred SMITH, Bennie Thomas, Elvira Jackson, Evelyn Jackson, Appellees.
Judges: BARFIELD, KAHN, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 961
Pages: 1056–1057

Head Matter:
Denise D. THOMAS, Appellant, v. Mildred SMITH, Bennie Thomas, Elvira Jackson, Evelyn Jackson, Appellees.
No. 1D07-2070.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 24, 2007.
Rodney K McIntyre, Jacksonville; William S. Graessle of William S. Graessle & Assoc., Jacksonville, for Appellant.
Conrad C. Bishop, Jr. of The Bishop Law Firm, Perry, and Michael S. Smith, Perry, for Appellees Bennie Thomas, Elvira Jackson and Evelyn Jackson.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Upon consideration of the appellant's response to the Court's order of May 7, 2007, the Court has determined that the appeal is untimely. Although the lower tribunal granted the appellant's motion for extension of time within which to file the motion for rehearing, it was without authority to do so. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090(b). Consequently, the appellant's untimely motion for rehearing failed to delay rendition of the underlying order pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.020(h). As a result, the notice of appeal, which was filed more than 30 days after rendition of the final judgment, failed to timely invoke the Court's jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
BARFIELD, KAHN, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.