Filed: Dec. 18, 2012
Latest Update: Dec. 18, 2012
Summary: UNPUBLISHED OPINION STROUD, Judge. Respondent mother appeals from the trial court's order appointing new guardians for the minor child. Since respondent mother failed to sign her notice of appeal as required by N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(a), this Court has no jurisdiction to review the matter. See In re L.B., 187 N.C. App. 326, 331, 653 S.E.2d 240 , 244 (2007) (in interpreting a prior version of Rule 3.1, this Court stated that the rule is "jurisdictional, and if not complied with, the appeal must
Summary: UNPUBLISHED OPINION STROUD, Judge. Respondent mother appeals from the trial court's order appointing new guardians for the minor child. Since respondent mother failed to sign her notice of appeal as required by N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(a), this Court has no jurisdiction to review the matter. See In re L.B., 187 N.C. App. 326, 331, 653 S.E.2d 240 , 244 (2007) (in interpreting a prior version of Rule 3.1, this Court stated that the rule is "jurisdictional, and if not complied with, the appeal must b..
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UNPUBLISHED OPINION
STROUD, Judge.
Respondent mother appeals from the trial court's order appointing new guardians for the minor child. Since respondent mother failed to sign her notice of appeal as required by N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(a), this Court has no jurisdiction to review the matter. See In re L.B., 187 N.C. App. 326, 331, 653 S.E.2d 240, 244 (2007) (in interpreting a prior version of Rule 3.1, this Court stated that the rule is "jurisdictional, and if not complied with, the appeal must be dismissed" (citation and quotation marks omitted)), aff'd per curiam, 362 N.C. 507, 666 S.E.2d 751 (2008). Accordingly, we allow the motion to dismiss the appeal filed on 22 May 2012 by petitioner Alexander County Department of Social Services. We note that in any case, appellate counsel for respondent mother has filed a no-merit brief pursuant to N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(d) in which he states he is unable to identify any issues of merit which might lead to reversal, and upon our review of the record, we are likewise unable to identify any potential reason for reversal.
DISMISSED.
Judges ELMORE and STEELMAN concur.
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