Lopez v. Food City

OPINION

ECKERSTROM, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Manuel Lopez appeals from the trial court’s decision granting a motion for judgment as a matter of law in favor of appellee Food City. Because we lack jurisdiction, we dismiss the appeal as untimely.

¶ 2 Although Food City has not directly challenged the jurisdiction of this court, it has suggested that jurisdiction may be lacking, and “[t]his court has an independent duty to determine whether it has jurisdiction to consider an appeal.” Reeck v. Mendoza, 232 Ariz. 299, ¶ 3, 304 P.3d 1122, 1123 (App.2013). In general, a notice of appeal filed before a…