# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A1 8 A0 27 4 . J OSEPH DI N GLER v . HEATHER MOORE.

On J u n e 2 2, 2 0 1 7, t h e t ri al co urt en t ered an ord er d i s m i s s i n g J o sep h Di n g l er’ s

l eg i t i m at i o n p et it i o n as p rem at u re. On J u l y 5

, 2 0 1 7

, Di n g l er fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

o f th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er o n b eh al f o f t h e p art y ad v ers e t o h i m , Heat h er M o o re.

D i n g l er fi l ed a seco n d n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, t h i s t i m e o n h i s o wn b eh al f, o n Au g u s t 8

, 2 0 1 7 . W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n

. Th e p ro per an d t i m e l 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 l u t e req u i rem en t

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

. See Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2

SE2 d 7 56 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Th e fi rs t n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s a n u l l i t y b ecau s e D i n g ler (wh o i s n ot

ad m i t t ed t o t h e St at e Bar o f Geo rg i a) can n o t ap p eal t h e ju dg m en t on b eh al f o f M o o re,

h i s ad v ers ary , wh o is rep res en t ed b y co un s el

. See Ja h en i v. S t a t e , 2 8 1 Ga. Ap p

. 2 1 3,

2 1 4 (6 3 5 SE2 d 8 2 1 ) (2 0 0 6 ) (“ o n l y a d u l y l i cen s ed at t o rn ey m ay fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

t o t h is co u rt o n b eh al f of an i n d iv i d u al wh o d o es n o t ap p ear p r o s e ”); Ga mb l e v.

Di a m o n d D Au t o S

a l es , 2 2 1 Ga. Ap p

. 6 8 8, 6 8 9 (3 ) (4 7 2 SE2 d 4 46 ) (1 9 9 6 ) (ci t i n g

OCGA § 1 5 -1 9 -5 1 ( a ) ( 1 ) (n o t i ce o f ap p eal fi led b y a n o n-at t o rn ey o n b eh al f o f a

p art y i s i n effect u al )).

Di n g l er’ s s eco n d n o t i ce o f a p p e a l

, fi l ed 4 7 d ay s aft er t h e en t ry o f t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s o rd e r d i s m i ss i n g h i s l eg i t i m at io n p et i t i o n , is u n t i m el y

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8

(a) (t o b e t i m el y , a no t i ce o f ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 d ay s a f t e r e n t r y o f t h e

ap p eal ab l e o rd er). 1

1 Ev en i f we were to co ns t ru e t h e s eco nd n o ti ce of ap p eal as a cro s s -ap p eal

, we

wo u l d s t il l l ack ju ri s d i c t i o n. Fi rs t

, t h i s Co u rt m u s t hav e j u ri s d i ct i o n o ver a v al id October 05, 2017Fo r t h es e reas on s , t h e ap p eal s are h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

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ap p eal in o rd er t o h av e ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er a cro s s -ap peal

. Ja r r a r d v. Co p el a n d

, 2 0 5 Ga. Ap p

. 2 0, 2 1 (4 2 1 SE2 d 8 4 ) (1 9 9 2 ) (d i s m i s s i n g cro s s -ap p eal fo r l ack o f j u ri s d i ct i o n wh ere n o t im el y n o t i ce of ap p ea l w a s f i l ed ). M o reo v er, ev en co n s tru ed as a cro s s

ap p eal

, Di n g l er’ s seco n d n o t i ce o f ap p eal wo u l d be u n t i m el y becau s e Di n g l er d i d n ot
fi le i t u n t i l 34 d ay s aft er t h e serv i ce o f t h e ori g i n al n o t i ce o f ap peal

. See OCGA § 5 -6

- 3 8 (a) (a cro s s -ap peal m

u s t b e fi l ed wi t h in 15 d ay s a f t e r t h e s e r v ice o f a no t i ce o f

ap p eal ). 10/05/2017