Court Opinion

ID: 9908382
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Date Created: 2023-12-08 17:03:46.06709+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                        ATLANTA,____________________
                                                 December 08, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0468. NICU COSTACHE v. JACKSON COUNTY.

      Jackson County, Georgia filed a condemnation action against Nicu Costache
and others. The trial court entered an order condemning the property in August 2022.
On August 23, 2023, the trial court entered a final judgment, awarding $5,700 in
compensation for Costache’s property interests. Costache filed a notice of appeal on
September 26, 2023. We lack jurisdiction.
      A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of the entry of an appealable
judgment. OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). “The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is
an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon an appellate court.” Perlman v.
Perlman, 318 Ga. App. 731, 739 (4) (734 SE2d 560) (2012) (citation and punctuation
omitted). Here, Costache filed his notice of appeal 34 days after the entry of the trial
court’s order. Therefore, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby
DISMISSED.

                                        Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                               Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                         12/08/2023
                                               I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                        the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                                Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                        hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                       , Clerk.