Baker v. Bradley

OPINION

GEMMILL, Judge.

¶ 1 We address in this opinion the continuing problem of whether a premature notice of appeal has triggered this court’s appellate jurisdiction. Plaintiff John P. Baker, an inmate in the Arizona Department of Corrections (“ADOC”), appeals the superior court’s dismissal of his complaint. Baker filed a *478notice of appeal prior to the superior court’s entry of final judgment and did not file a new or amended notice of appeal after final judgment. In the exercise of our independent duty to examine our jurisdiction, we have had the issue of our jurisdiction under advisement.

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