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Gary L. Ki n g fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t he su p eri o r co u rt ’ s A p ri l 2 7

, 2 0 1 2

o rd er d en y in g h i s m o t i on to v acat e a fi n al arb i t rat i on award

. On No v em b er 1 9

, 2 0 1 2,

t h e t ri al co u rt d i s m i s s ed Ki n g ’ s ap p eal becau s e h e h ad fai led t o p ay t h e ap p eal -fi l i n g

fee. K i n g t h en fi l ed an ap p li cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew. O n J an u ary 7

, 20 1 3

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Co u rt g ran ted Ki ng ’ s ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i on ary ap peal o n t he g ro u n d t h at “ a t ri al

co u rt ’ s ord er d i sm i s s i ng a p ro p erl y fi l ed d i rect ap p eal i s i t s el f s ub ject t o a d i rect

ap p eal .” Amer i ca n Med ica l S e c u r i t y Gr ou p v. Pa r ker

, 2 8 4 Ga. 1 0 2

, 1 03 (2 ) (6 6 3

SE2 d 6 9 7 ) (2 0 0 8). See Cas e No

. A1 3 D0 1 6 5

. Ou r ord er d i rect ed Ki ng t o fi l e “ a n o t i ce

o f ap p eal fro m t h e o rd er at is s u e” wi th i n 1 0 d ay s o f t h e d at e o f t he o rd er. See OCGA

§ 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). H o w ev er, i t do es n o t ap p ear fro m t he reco rd i n t hi s cas e t h at Ki n g ev er

fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h e No v em b er 1 9

, 2 0 1 2 o rd er d i s m i ss i n g h i s ap p eal

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o n l y n o t i ces of ap p ea l i n t h e reco rd are Ki n g’ s n ot i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h e Ap ri l 2 7,

2 0 1 2 o rd er d en y i n g h is m o t i o n t o v acat e t h e fi n al arb i t rat i o n award an d n o t i ce o f

ap p eal fro m t h e Sep t em

b er 1 0

, 2 0 1 2 o rd er d en y in g h i s m ot i o n t o p ro ceed i n f o r ma

p a u p er i s

. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

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Th e t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s an ab s o lu t e req u irem en t t o co n fer

ju ri s d i ct i o n o n t h i s Co u rt

. W hi te v. W hi t e

, 1 8 8 Ga. A p p

. 5 5 6 (3 7 3 SE2 d 8 2 4 ) (1 9 8 8 ).

Becau s e Ki n g d i d n ot fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h e No v e m b er 1 9

, 2 0 12 o rd er

d i s m i s s i n g h i s ap p eal wi t h i n 1 0 d ay s as req ui red b y t h e o rd er g ran t i ng h i s ap p l i cat i o n,

h e fo rfei t ed h i s ri g h t t o p u rs ue t h e ap p ea l. Acco rd i n g ly

, K i n g ’ s ap p eal i s DISM ISSED

fo r l ack o f ju ri s di ct i o n . See OCGA § 5 -6 -4 8 (b ) (1 ); B ar n es v. Ju s t i s

, 2 2 3 Ga. Ap p. June 16, 20156 7 1 , 6 7 1 -6 7 2 (4 7 8 SE2 d 4 0 2 ) (1 9 9 6 ).

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