Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 16, 2015 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16D0099. MICHEL THOMAS v. ROLLINS, INC. d/b/a ORKIN, INC. et al.

This application is Michel Thomas’s latest attempt to obtain appellate review in his workers’ compensation case.1 We lack jurisdiction because the application is untimely.

An application for discretionary appeal must be filed within 30 days of the entry of the order or judgment to be appealed. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (d). The requirements of OCGA § 5-6-35 are jurisdictional, and this Court cannot accept an application for appeal not made in compliance therewith. See Boyle v. State of Georgia, 190 Ga. App. 734 (380 SE2d 57) (1989). Thomas filed his application on September 11, 2015, which was more than two years after the May 3, 2013 order he is challenging. Therefore, his application is untimely, and it is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

In addition, we note that Thomas has previously sought appellate review in his workers’ compensation case. In Case Number A13D0408 (Order of June 24, 2013), we denied Thomas’s application for discretionary appeal of the superior court’s order affirming the agency’s denial of benefits. In Case Numbers A14A1368 (Order of April 30, 2014) and A15A2259 (Order of August 20, 2015), we dismissed Thomas’s direct appeals from the superior court’s order affirming the agency’s denial of benefits and the superior court’s order denying his motion attacking the decision as

Thomas filed a document titled “Claimant/Appellant’s Motion to Void” in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court docketed the filing as an application for discretionary review and transferred the matter here. void. In light of this history, the respondent urges us to sanction Thomas for the instant filing. Although we find that Thomas’s application is frivolous, we decline to impose sanctions at this time. However, we caution Thomas that, pursuant to Court of Appeals Rule 15 (b), this Court is empowered to impose sanctions upon a party who files a frivolous pleadings. We caution Thomas against future filings that have no substantial basis in law, as such may result in the imposition of sanctions.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 11/16/2015 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 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.