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Civil Case No. 2024-CR-101, Regional Trial Court, Branch 6. Judgment was rendered on March 4, 2024, and a copy was served on March 10, 2024. On March 25, 2024, the losing party timely filed a motion for new trial under Rule 50. The RTC denied the motion on April 28, 2024. The losing party filed a notice of appeal with the trial court on May 2, 2024. The record on appeal was prepared and filed on June 15, 2024.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on perfection of an appeal under Rule 122 and its effect on timeliness when a timely motion for new trial is filed. (b)Determine whether the notice of appeal was timely in light of the sequence above. (c)If timely, outline the next essential steps to perfect the appeal in the Court of Appeals; if not timely, state the available remedy to challenge the RTC ruling.