DUANE ALLEN JENKINS v. ABM INDUSTRIES, INC.

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
March 03, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A1323. DUANE ALLEN JENKINS v. ABM INDUSTRIES, INC. et al.

On September 10, 2025, the trial court entered an order dismissing Duane Allen
Jenkins’s complaint. Thirty-three days later, on October 13, 2025, Jenkins filed a
notice of appeal. However, a notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of entry of
the judgment or trial court order sought to be appealed. OCGA § 5-6-38(a). The
proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer
jurisdiction on this Court. Yanes v. Escobar, 362 Ga. App. 896, 898 (870 SE2d 506)
(2022). Because Jenkins did not file his notice of appeal within the statutory time
frame, we are without jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby
DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
03/03/2026
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Witness my signature and the seal of said court
hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.