County of Santa Clara v. Vasquez

Filed 2/9/06 County of Santa Clara v. Vasquez CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

Appellant Lizabeth Vasquez appeals from judgment entered on June 2, 2003, against her based on a complaint filed by the respondent, County of Santa Clara, seeking to enforce appellant's parental support obligations. After entry of judgment, appellant filed a motion for reconsideration, which the trial court subsequently denied by a written statement of decision. Thereafter, the appellant filed a notice of appeal, purporting to appeal from the statement of decision on the motion to reconsider as well as the underlying judgment. While the appeal was in briefing, the respondent moved to dismiss the appeal. We granted the motion in part, and deferred the motion in part until the matter was fully briefed. After further consideration, we notified the parties that we were considering dismissing the remainder of the appeal as untimely and invited the parties to submit briefing on this issue. Having considered the briefing and record in this matter we now dismiss the entire appeal as not timely filed under the California Rules of Court.

Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant's notice of appeal, filed on October 22, 2003, purports to appeal from, â€