Kelly Temporary Servs. v. Fitzgerald, Unpublished Decision (10-16-2006)
Kelly Temporary Servs. v. Fitzgerald, Unpublished Decision (10-16-2006)
Opinion of the Court
{¶ 2} Appellant filed a motion for reconsideration on October 27, 2005. By judgment entry filed December 15, 2005, the trial court denied the motion.
{¶ 3} Appellant filed an appeal and this matter is now before this court for consideration. Assignments of error are as follows:
{¶ 7} R.C.
{¶ 8} "(B) An order is a final order that may be reviewed, affirmed, modified, or reversed, with or without retrial, when it is one of the following:
{¶ 9} "(1) An order that affects a substantial right in an action that in effect determines the action and prevents a judgment;
{¶ 10} "(2) An order that affects a substantial right made in a special proceeding or upon a summary application in an action after judgment;
{¶ 11} "(3) An order that vacates or sets aside a judgment or grants a new trial;"
{¶ 12} The October 7, 2005 judgment entry dismissed appellant's complaint and therefore was a final appealable order:
{¶ 13} "The Court finds that the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is well-taken. Ohio law prohibits a foreign corporation that has not properly registered with the Secretary of State from bringing an action in Ohio Courts. R.C.
{¶ 14} "Rather than concede to a dismissal, however, Plaintiff asserts that the appropriate remedy is to allow it to correct the Plaintiff's name to `Kelly Services Inc.' under Rule 60(A). The Court disagrees. Rule 60(A) was designed to allow for the correction of minor clerical mistakes in `judgments, orders, or other parts of the record.' In this case, the error occurs in a parties' pleading and involves the identity of the entity commencing the action, hardly a minor clerical error."
{¶ 15} Pursuant to App.R. 4(A), the time for appeal ran on November 8, 2005. Although appellant filed a "Motion for Reconsideration" on October 27, 2005, the motion did not stay the time for filing an appeal. A motion for reconsideration is not included in the exceptions to App.R. 4(A). See, App.R. 4(B). Furthermore, the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure do not provide for motions for reconsideration, therefore such motions are considered a nullity. Pitts v. Dept. of Transportation (1981),
{¶ 16} This appeal is dismissed for being untimely filed.
Farmer, J. Hoffman, P.J. and Edwards, J. concur.
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