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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 6 A1 47 8 . SHANI TA CHANDLER v . ANTHONY MI TCHELL.

Sh an i t a Ch an d ler fi l ed an act i o n ag ai n s t K ri s ten Th o m as , Pro g res s iv e Cas u al t y

In s u ran ce Co m

p an y , An t h o ny M i t ch el l

, an d El ean o r T i m m o ns ari s in g fro m an

au t o m ob i l e acci d en t

. T h o m as an d Pro g res s i v e fi l ed v ari o u s m o ti o n s , i n cl u d i n g a

m o ti o n t o d i s m is s , a m o ti o n fo r s u m m ary ju d g m en t

, an d m o t i o n s t o co m p el

. In i t s Ap ri l 2 9

, 2 0 1 5 o rd er, th e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed al l o f T h o m as an d Pro g res s iv e’ s m o t i o n s

. 1

On J an u ary 7

, 2 0 1 6

, t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed Mi tch el l ’ s m o t i o n t o di s m i s s

. Th ereaft er,

o n Feb ru ary 2 2

, 2 0 16

, Ch an d l er fi led her no t i ce o n ap p eal i n di cat in g s h e was

ap p eal i n g t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s Ap ri l 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 o rd er. W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n fo r

s ev eral reas o n s.

Fi rs t

, Ch an d l er’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s n ot t i m el y as t o th e J an u ary 7

, 2 0 1 6

d i s m i s s al o rd er or to t h e A p ri l 2 9

, 2 0 1 5 di s m i s s al o rd er. To b e t i m el y , a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal m u st b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e ap p eal ab l e ord er. See OCGA

§ 5-6 -3 8 (a). T h e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p e a l i s a n ab s o l u t e

req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s di ct i o n o n t h i s Co u rt

. See Per l ma n v. Per l ma n , 3 1 8 Ga.

1 It ap p ears th e Ch an d l er m ay h av e fi l ed a n o t ice o f ap p eal fro m t h e t ri al co urt ’ s Ap ri l 29

, 2 0 1 5 o rd er o n M ay 4, 2 0 1 5

. Th e reco rd co n t ai n s a l et t er fro m Ch an d l er fi l e

s t am p ed May 4

, 2 0 1 5 i n d i cat in g h er des i re t o ap p eal al on g wi t h n o t i ce o f ap p eal t h at d o es n ot h av e a fi l e s t am p

. Fu rt h er, T ho m as an d Pro g res si ve fi l ed a m o t i o n to d i s m i s s C h a n d l er’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, wh ich was nev er ru l ed o n b y t h e t ri al co u rt

. Reg ard les s , as d i s cu s s ed ab o ve, t h e Ap ri l 2 9

, 2 0 15 o rd er i s n o t an ap p eal a b l e f i n a l ju d g m en t b ecau s e p art i es rem ai n ed p en d in g an d i t d oes n ot ap pear th at t h e o rd er was

an en try o f s u m m ary ju d g m en t

. May 04, 2016A p p

. 7 3 1

, 73 9 (4 ) (7 3 4 SE2 d 5 6 0 ) (2 01 2 ); GMC Gr o u p
, In c. v. Ha r

s co Co r p

. , 2 9 3
Ga. Ap p . 7 0 7 , 7 0 7 (6 6 7 SE2 d 9 1 6 ) (2 0 0 8 ).

In ad d i t i o n , “ [i ] n a cas e i nv o l v i n g m u l t i p l e p art i es o r m

u l t i p l e cl ai m s , a

d eci s i o n ad

ju d i cat i n g fewer t h an al l th e cl ai m s o r t h e ri gh t s an d l iab i l i t ies of l es s t h an

al l t h e p art i es i s n o t a fi n al ju d g m en t .” (Pu n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed .) Jo hn s o n v. Ho s p.

Co r p

. o f Am.

, 1 9 2 Ga. Ap p

. 6 28

, 6 2 9 (3 8 5 SE2 d 7 3 1 ) (1 9 8 9 ); s ee al s o Y a t es v. CACV

o f C o lo

., LLC

, 2 9 5 Ga. Ap p

. 6 9

, 6 9 (6 7 0 SE2 d 88 4 ) (2 0 0 8 ). Here, t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s

o rd er d is m i s s ed Th o m as an d Pro g res si v e, an d t h e t ri al co u rt d i s m i s sed M i t ch el l

, b ut

t h e cas e rem ai n s p en d i n g as t o El ean o r Ti m m o n s

. Th u s, t here i s no fi n al ju d g m en t

. To ap peal ei t h er o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ord ers , Ch an d l er was req u i red t o co m pl y wi t h t h e

i n t erl o cu t o ry

ap p eal p ro ced u re o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). See Jo h n so n , s u p ra.

Becau s e Ch an d l er’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal was n o t t im el y an d t h e ord er s h e s eek s to

ap p eal i s n ot an ap p eal ab le fi n al ju d g m en t , t h i s ap p eal i s DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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,

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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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

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

.

, C l e r k

. 05/04/2016