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Civil Case No. 2025-CV-067, Regional Trial Court, Branch 12. A final judgment was rendered on January 2, 2025, and copies were served on January 6, 2025. On January 15, 2025, the party timely filed a motion for new trial under Rule 50. The RTC denied the motion on February 21, 2025. The party filed a notice of appeal with the trial court on March 10, 2025. The record on appeal was prepared and filed on April 20, 2025.   (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.