Sharpe v. FOUNDRY PRODUCTS, INC.

NANNETTE A. BAKER, Chief Judge. Dewey Sharpe (Claimant) appeals the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s (Commission) decision concerning his application for unemployment benefits. We dismiss the appeal. The Division of Employment Security (Division) concluded that Claimant was ineligible for unemployment benefits, because he was not available for work. Claimant appealed to the Appeals Tribunal, which affirmed this determination. Claimant then appealed to the Commission, which affirmed the Appeals Tribunal after correcting a typographical error in the decision. Claimant has now filed a notice of appeal to this Court. The Division has filed a motion to dismiss Claimant’s appeal, asserting it is untimely. Claimant has not filed a response to the motion. Pursuant to section 288.210, RSMo 2000, an unemployment claimant must file the notice of appeal to this Court from the Commission’s decision within twenty days of the decision becoming final. The Commission’s decision becomes final ten days after it is mailed to the parties. Section 288.200.2, RSMo 2000. Here, the Commission mailed its decision to Claimant on March 4, 2009. Therefore, the notice of appeal to this Court was due on or before April 3, 2009. Sections 288.200.2, 288.210. Claimant mailed his notice of appeal to the Commission in an envelope with a postmark of April 23, 2009, which is deemed the date of the filing of his notice of appeal. Section 288.240, RSMo 2000. Claimant’s notice of appeal is untimely. “Section 288.200 RSMo does not provide for late filing and does not recognize any exceptions for filing out of time.” McCuin Phillips v. Clean-Tech, 34 S.W.3d 854, 855 (Mo.App. E.D.2000). As a result, an untimely notice of appeal deprives this Court of jurisdiction to entertain the appeal and we must dismiss it. Brandy v. Division of Employment Sec., 271 S.W.3d 54 (Mo.App. E.D.2008). *829 The Division’s motion to dismiss is granted. The appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. PATRICIA L. COHEN, J., and KENNETH M. ROMINES, J., concur.