Doe v. Sovereign Grace Ministries, Inc.

EYLER, DEBORAH S., J.

In this multi-party case, the notice of appeal was filed prematurely and is not effective. When an effective notice of appeal could have been filed, it was not. None of the appellate rule “savings clauses” apply. Accordingly, this Court lacks jurisdiction and the appeal must be dismissed as not permitted by law. See Biro v. Schombert, 285 Md. 290, 293, 402 A.2d 71 (1979) (appellate court must dismiss appeal sua sponte if it determines that appellate jurisdiction is lacking).

In October 2012, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, three plaintiffs, Jane Doe, 1 Renee…