WPCv # VUNa % 0(UPw@- 4m  0l 0D @ 0JH 0T 0^ 0hD 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0d%U>U6B)DC& AMiU*v~ D3n Bv 0@ AO  0D D/* BYHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($&@FZ 8CaslonOpnface BT Regular D[[[Ӏ^!3|x((3$ !      0  (#$  0  2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 d$$$$7Border 1dd-%C << G<  9p`(Arial  !#d#"  ''   YYY FILED'X December23,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.'AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'h++++'dxd dStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . "  P #7PXXdd7\RA'\  ћ @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE̜R&(%A1-j|H`  `@RߛBRENDAEDMUNDSON,   )C/ANO.03A019609CV00290      )  PlaintiffAppellant,)      )      )      )v.      )      )APPEALASOFRIGHTFROMTHE      )KNOXCOUNTYCIRCUITCOURT      )      )      )DENNISandWILMAPRATT,  )andDETECTIVELARRYJOHNSON )andKNOXCOUNTYSHERIFFS )DEPARTMENT,    )      )HONORABLEHAROLDWIMBERLY,  DefendantsAppellees.)JUDGEForAppellant     ForAppellees       LarryJohnsonandKnoxBrendaEdmundson,ProSe   CountySheriffsDepartmentKnoxville,Tennessee          MARYANNSTACKHOUSE           DeputyKnoxCountyLawDirector           Knoxville,Tennessee       ForAppellees       DennisandWilmaPratt       CARLW.ESHBAUGH       Eshbaugh,SimpsonandVarner       Knoxville,Tennessee@  OPINION##XԛAPPEALDISMISSEDREMANDED          Susano,J.  TheplaintifffiledacivilwarrantintheKnoxCountyGeneralSessionsCourtforfalsearrestandotherrelatedmatters.Afteranadversejudgmentthere,theplaintiffappealedtoCircuitCourt.OnJune17,1996,anorderwasenteredinthatcourtdismissingtheplaintiffscausesofactionagainstdefendantsLarryJohnsonandtheKnoxCountySheriffsDepartment.Thiscasewasfinallyconcludedatthetrialcourtlevelwhenthesuitagainsttheremainingdefendants,DennisPrattandWilmaPratt,wasdismissedontheirmotionbyjudgmententeredAugust6,1996.OnFriday,September6,1996,thethirtyfirstdayfollowingtheentryofthejudgment,theplaintifffiledanoticeofappeal.  Thenoticeofappealwasnottimelyfiled.Rule4(a)oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedureprovidesthatthenoticeofappeal shallbefiledwithandreceivedbytheclerkofthetrialcourtwithin30daysafterthedateofentryofthejudgmentappealedfrom.Rule21(a)ofthesamerulesprovidesthat thedateoftheact,event,ordefaultafterwhichthedesignatedperiodoftimebeginstorunshallnotbeincluded.ThismeansthatthedateofAugust6isnotincluded,thusleaving25daysinthemonthofAugustwhicharechargeableagainstthe30daytimeperiodspecifiedinRule4(a).Theremainingfivedaysofthe30dayperiodarethedaysofSeptember1through5,inclusive.ThenoticeofappealhadtobefiledonorbeforeSeptember5.Therefore,anoticeofappealfiledonSeptember6wasfiledonedaytoolate.  Canweignorethislatefiling?Theanswerisclearlyno.Rule2oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProcedurespecificallyprovidesthatanappellatecourt shallnotpermittheextensionoftimeforfilinganoticeofappealprescribedinrule4.See JohnBarb,Inc.v.UnderwritersatLloyds ,653S.W.2d422,424(Tenn.App.1983).Rule21(b),T.R.A.P.,istothesameeffect.  Sincethenoticeofappealwasnotfiledwithin30daysoftheentryofthejudgmentofAugust6,1996,wedonothavejurisdictiontohearthisappeal. JohnBarb,Inc. ,653S.W.2dat424.Seealso Jeffersonv.PneumoServicesCorp .,699S.W.2d181,184(Tenn.App.1985).  Litigantswhoproceedproseareentitledtofairandequaltreatment;but theymustfollowthesameproceduralandsubstantivelawastherepresentedparty. Irvinv.CityofϜClarksville ,767S.W.2d649,652(Tenn.App.1988).  Thisappealisdismissedattheappellantscosts.Thiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforthecollectionofcostsassessedthere,pursuanttoapplicablelaw.       ____________________________       CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.CONCUR:____________________________HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.____________________________DonT.McMurray,J.