Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                       ATLANTA,____________________
                                                April 13, 2017

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17A1372. ELAM J. WILLIAMS v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT
    LOAN TRUST 2007-1.

      In this action on a promissory note, on May 16, 2016, the trial court entered a
final order and default judgment against defendant Elam J. Williams in the amount
of $40,388.63. On July 19, 2016, Williams filed a notice of appeal to this Court. We
lack jurisdiction.
      A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of entry of the order sought to
be appealed. 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. Rowland v. State, 264
Ga. 872, 872 (1) (452 SE2d 756) (1995). Williams’s notice of appeal is untimely, as
it was filed 64 days after entry of the judgment against him. Consequently, this
appeal is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.



                                       Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                              Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                        04/13/2017
                                              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.
