Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ January 03, 2023 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A23A0677. ELIZABETH DENISE CALDON SORKNESS v. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

On March 14, 2022, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Defendant Elizabeth Denise Caldon Sorkness then filed a document titled “Appeal to Summary Judgment,” in which Sorkness requested, inter alia, reconsideration of the summary judgment order. The trial court denied the motion for reconsideration on April 6, 2022. Sorkness filed a notice of appeal on April 14, 2022. We lack jurisdiction.

A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of the appealable order. 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. Perlman v. Perlman, 318 Ga. App. 731, 739 (4) (734 SE2d 560) (2012). Because Sorkness’s notice of appeal was filed 31 days after entry of the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to the plaintiff, this appeal is untimely.

Although Sorkness filed a motion for reconsideration, the denial of a motion for reconsideration is not directly appealable, and the filing of such a motion does not extend the time for filing an appeal. See Bell v. Cohran, 244 Ga. App. 510, 511 (536 SE2d 187) (2000); Savage v. Newsome, 173 Ga. App. 271 (326 SE2d 5) (1985).

Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 01/03/2023 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.