An ousted Democratic state representative can't keep suing the Republican who unseated him for libel because he missed a court filing deadline, a state Superior Court panel ruled Thursday.

In fact, Jesse White missed that deadline by 12 days, Judge Jack A. Panella found in the state court opinion.

White, a lawyer by trade, filed his lawsuit over what happened during the 2014 election for the 46th House District.

He claimed his GOP opponent, Jason Ortitay, Ortitay's campaign committee, the state Republican Party and the House Republican Campaign Committee cost him re-election by publishing false campaign materials that said he favored a 40 percent tax increase for the middle class.

White filed an appeal after a Washington County judge dismissed his libel suit. That judge gave him 21 days to file a concise statement of matters complained of on appeal. However, White waited 33 days to file that required statement.

Panella found that White's failure to meet the deadline means he has waived all of the issues he wanted to appeal.

White, 38, of Cecil, served four terms in the House representing parts of Washington, Allegheny and Beaver counties before being unseated by Ortitay.

In March, the state Supreme Court suspended White's law license after his mother sued him, claiming White had impersonated her to run up nearly $28,000 in debt. White denied those accusations.