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Filed 4/12/16 Marriage of Poquette CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                       (Nevada)
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In re the Marriage of PAULA MARY and                                                         C077113
RAYMOND WILLIAM POQUETTE.

PAULA MARY POQUETTE,                                                           (Super. Ct. No. FL11-008985)

                   Respondent,

         v.

RAYMOND WILLIAM POQUETTE,

                   Appellant.

         Raymond William Poquette appeals from a judgment for dissolution of marriage
entered on June 17, 2014. Mr. Poquette’s notice of appeal does not include the date on
which the order or judgment he is appealing from was entered, but we liberally construe
the notice to be from the judgment entered on June 17, 2014. An appeal from any other
order included in the record would be untimely under California Rules of Court,
rule 8.104. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.100(a)(2).)
         The trial court entered the judgment after a court trial that occurred on May 20,
2014. Paula Mary Poquette represented herself at trial. Although Mr. Poquette received

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notice of the trial, he refused to appear based on his belief that the entire dissolution
proceeding was stayed pending his appeal of a restraining order. The trial proceeded in
his absence.
       Mr. Poquette’s appellant’s opening brief is difficult to understand, but we discern
that he believes the trial court erred in issuing a domestic violence restraining order. He
fails, however, to identify the restraining order about which he is complaining. The most
recent restraining order included in the record on appeal was issued on September 14,
2012. The time to appeal that order passed long before Mr. Poquette filed his notice of
appeal on August 12, 2014. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104.)1 We do not consider in
this appeal any claims regarding that restraining order or any other restraining order
issued prior to September 14, 2012.
       Mr. Poquette also appears to contend that he is dissatisfied with the division of
assets and orders for support set forth in the June 17, 2014 judgment. He asks us to
consider the evidence he would have presented if he had appeared at trial, and he further
requests that we correct the judgment based on that evidence, or in the alternative, order a
new trial. On appeal, however, we limit our review to evidence previously presented to,
and considered by, the trial court.

1 With limited exceptions not applicable here, “a notice of appeal must be filed on or

before the earliest of:

“(A) 60 days after the superior court clerk serves on the party filing the notice of appeal a
document entitled ‘Notice of Entry’ of judgment or a file-stamped copy of the judgment,
showing the date either was served;

“(B) 60 days after the party filing the notice of appeal serves or is served by a party with
a document entitled ‘Notice of Entry’ of judgment or a file-stamped copy of the
judgment, accompanied by proof of service; or

“(C) 180 days after entry of judgment.” (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.104(a)(1).)

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       Mr. Poquette has not met his burden on appeal to establish that his appellate
contentions have merit.
                                     DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed. Costs are awarded to Paula Mary Poquette. (Cal. Rules
of Court, rule 8.278(a)(1).)

                                                      /S/
                                                 Mauro, J.

We concur:

     /S/
Nicholson, Acting P. J.

      /S/
Butz, J.

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