# 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,_

_ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
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 :

A2 3 D0 01 4 . J I M J ACKSON, SR. v . LEHERN MCGOVERN BOVI S, I N C.

J i m J ack s on , Sr. al l eg ed l y recei ved an o n -t h e-jo b i n ju ry i n Ap ri l 19 9 9

. He t h en fi led a s eri es o f t o rt cl ai m s ag ai n s t L e h e r n M cGo v ern Bo v is
, In c., t h e g en eral

co n tract or o n t h e p ro

jec t

. I n J un e 2 0 01
, t h e t ri al co urt d is m i s s ed J ack s o n ’ s cl ai m s

a g a i n s t L eh ern , an d t h i s Co u rt affi rm ed

. Ja cks o n v. Leh er n McGo ver n Bo vi s , I n c

. , Cas e N o

. A 0 3 A2 0 9 4 (d eci ded Dec. 16
, 2 0 0 3 )

. S i n c e t h at t i m e J ack s o n h as fi l ed

n u m ero u s p l ead in g s reg ard i n g t h e m at t er, wh i ch were d is m is s ed b y t h e t ri al co u rt s ,

an d h e h as been en

j o i n ed fro m fi l i n g an y fu rt h er p l ead in g s p ert ai n i n g to th i s m at t er. 1
Aft er J ack s o n fi l ed an o t h er p l ead i n g i n t h e m at ter, t he t ri al co u rt en t ered an o rd er d i s m i s s i n g t h at act i o n o n Ap ri l 1 9
, 2 02 2

. J ack s o n t h en fi l ed t h i s ap pl i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal o n J u n e 2 1 , 2 0 2 2

. 2

Pret erm it t i n g w h et h er J ack s o n i s en t i t l ed t o a d i rect ap p eal
, t h i s cas e i s

u n t i m el y

. To b e t i m el y , a d i s cret i o n ary ap p l i cat i o n m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f t h e

en t ry o f t he o rd er, d eci s i o n , o r ju d g m en t so u gh t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ).
Th i s s t at u t o ry d ead li n e i s ju ri s d i ct i o n al
, an d t h i s Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap p l i cat i o n fo r ap p eal n o t m ad e in co m p l i an ce wi t h OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (d ). See In t h e In t er es t o f B.
R. F.
, 2 9 9 Ga. 29 4
, 2 98 (7 8 8 SE2 d 4 1 6 ) (2 0 1 6) (h o l d i ng t hat an ap p el l at e co u rt l ack s

1 J a c k s o n h as ap p eal ed s ev eral o f th e t ri al co u rt ’ s deci s i o n s

. See Cas e N o s

. A1 2 A2 31 1 (d is m i s s ed Au g

. 1 5
, 2 0 1 2 ), A1 6 D 0 2 4 0 (d i s m is s ed Feb

. 1 1
, 2 0 1 6 ), A2 0 I0 1 7 1 (d i s m i s s ed Feb . 1 8 , 2 0 2 0 ).

2 J a c k so n fi l ed h i s ap p l i cat i o n i n t h e Su p rem e Co u rt o f Geo rg i a, w h i c h
t ran s ferred t h e cas e t o t h i s Co u rt

. See Cas e No

. S2 2 D1 1 4 9 (d eci d ed J u l y 1 4, 2 0 2 2 ). August 16, 2022ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er an u n ti m el y ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i on ary ap p eal ); H ai r Res t o r a t i o n S p eci a l i s t s v. S t a t e , 3 6 0 Ga. Ap p

. 9 0 1
, 9 0 3 (8 6 2 SE2 d 5 6 4) (2 0 2 1 ) (co m p l i an ce wi th

t h e di s cret io n ary ap p eal s p ro ced u re i s ju ri sd i ct i o n al
, an d fai l u re t o co m p l y wi t h t h at

p ro ced ure req u i res d i s m i s sal o f t h e ap p eal ). B e c a u s e Ja c k s o n’ s a

pplic a tion w a s f

ile d
6 3 d ay s aft er t h e o rd e r h e s e e k s to ap p eal
, we l ack j u ri s d i ct i o n t o co n s i d er i t

. Acco rd in g ly , t h i s ap p l i cat i o n i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia C le r k ’ s O f f i c e , A t la n t a ,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m
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 th 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

. 08/16/2022