Harper

Filed 3/30/15 Harper v. Gilmore-Island CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

GREGORY HARPER,

Defendant and Appellant,

A140900

v. AVERINE GILMORE-ISLAND, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. RF 12655394) Plaintiff and Respondent.

Gregory Harper attempts to appeal from a protective order against him in favor of Averine Gilmore-Island, which order was entered January 25, 2013. Harper’s appeal was filed February 4, 2014. Gilmore-Island’s respondent’s brief did not argue that the appeal was untimely, and so on our own motion we asked Harper to address the issue in a supplemental letter brief. We have reviewed that brief and conclude that the appeal is untimely by any measure and must be dismissed. A timely appeal is a prerequisite to the court’s…