J.D. v. State

DECISION

11 This case is before the court on a sua sponte motion for summary disposition for lack of jurisdiction because the original notice of appeal and accompanying certificate of diligent search were not timely filed and, as a resfilt, the amended notice of appeal was also untimely. We dismiss the appeal based upon lack of jurisdiction.

1 2 Rule 52(a) of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure requires a notice of appeal filed in a child welfare proceeding to be filed within fifteen days of the entry of the order being appealed. See Utah R.App. P. 52(@). The juvenile court entered its final…