Case Name: William M. CLARK, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION and Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-02-23
Citations: 79 So. 3d 947
Docket Number: No. 1D12-0087
Parties: William M. CLARK, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION and Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., Appellee.
Judges: VAN NORTWICK, LEWIS, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 79
Pages: 947–947

Head Matter:
William M. CLARK, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION and Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., Appellee.
No. 1D12-0087.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Feb. 23, 2012.
William M. Clark, pro se, Appellant.
A. Robert WOraley, General Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
To invoke the Court's jurisdiction in a timely manner, the appellant must file a notice of appeal within 30 days (not 30 business days) of rendition of the order on appeal. Fla. R.App. P. 9.110(b). Here, the appellant's notice was filed more than 30 days after rendition. The filing of a notice of appeal is jurisdictional. Florida courts are required to dismiss an appellate proceeding if it was not initiated within the applicable time limit. See Miami-Dade County v. Peart, 843 So.2d 363 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). Therefore, the Court's jurisdiction was not timely invoked and the appeal must be dismissed as untimely.
DISMISSED.
VAN NORTWICK, LEWIS, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.