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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 :

A2 0 D0 40 4 . RYAN BROW N v . J ULI ANNA HAMI L.

On Ap ri l 1 3, 2 0 2 0

, t h e ju v en i l e co urt en t ered a fi n al o rd er den y i n g Ry an

Bro w n ’ s p et it i o n fo r l eg i t i m at i o n

. On J u n e 8

, 2 0 2 0

, B r o w n fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

an d J u l ian n a Ham i l

, t h e b i o l o gi cal m o t her o f t h e ch i ld , fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al

. T h e n o n J u n e 15

, 2 02 0

, Bro wn fi l ed th i s ap pl i cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew

. 1 S e e

Nu ma n ovi c v. Jo n es , 3 21 Ga. A p p

. 7 6 3

, 7 64 (7 4 3 SE2 d 4 5 0 ) (2 01 3 ) (p ro v i d i n g t h at

ap p eal s fro m fi n al o rd ers in l eg i t i m a t i o n cas es m u s t b e b ro u g h t b y d i s cret i o n ary

ap p li cat io n p urs u an t t o OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 )). Ham i l h as fi l ed a m o t i o n t o d i s m i ss

Bro w n ’ s ap p l i cat i on o n t h e bas is t h at h er m o t io n fo r n ew t ri al rem ai n s p en d i n g b el o w.

I n a n o rd er en t ered o n J u n e 1 8

, 2 0 2 0

, t h e j u v en i l e co u rt d et erm i n ed t h a t

Ham i l ’ s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al was fi l ed pri o r t o Bro wn ’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal an d s et t h e

m at t er fo r a h eari ng o n h er m o t i o n fo r n ew t r i a l i n A u g u s t 2 0 2 0

. Becau s e Ham i l ’ s

m o ti o n fo r n ew tri al rem ai ns p en d i n g bel o w, t h e Ap ri l 1 3

, 20 2 0 o rd er i s no t fi n al

, an d

Bro w n was req u i red t o co m p l y wi t h t h e i nt erl o cu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced ures of OCGA §

5 -6 -3 4 (b ) an d o b t ai n a cert i fi cat e of i m m ed iat e rev iew fro m t h e t ri al ju d g e i n o rd er

t o ap p eal t h e Ap ri l 1 3 o rd er. See Ha n n v. S ta t e , 2 92 Ga. Ap p

. 7 1 9

, 7 2 0 (1 ) (6 6 5 SE2 d

7 3 1 ) (2 0 08 ); D r a k

e v

. Cl ut ter

, 1 9 4 Ga. Ap p

. 6 4 4

, 6 4 5 (3 91 SE2 d 4 73 ) (1 9 9 0 ).

M o reo v er, OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5

, t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s t at u t e, d o es n o t ex cu s e a p art y

1 Al l o f t h e se J u ne 2 0 2 0 fi l i n gs w ere ti m el y u n der t he Ch i ef J u s t i ce’ s

em erg en cy o rd ers t o l l i n g al l fi l i n g d ead l i n es

. See Seco n d Ord er Ex t en d i n g Decl arat i o n of St at ewi de J u d i ci al Em e rg en cy (M ay 1 1

, 2 0 20 ); Th ird Ord er Ex t en d i n g Decl arat i o n o f St at ewi d e J u d i ci al Em erg en cy (J u n e 1 2 , 2 0 20 ). July 02, 2020s eek i n g ap p el l at e rev iew o f an i n t e r loc ut o ry o rd er fro m co m p l y i n g wi t h t h e ad d i t i o n al

req u i r e m e n t s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). See Ba i ley v. Ba i l ey , 2 6 6 Ga. 83 2

, 8 3 3 (4 7 1

SE2 d 2 1 3) (1 9 9 6).

Bro wn ’ s fai l u re t o c o m

p l y wi t h th e i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal pro ced u res s et fo rt h

ab o ve dep ri v es t hi s Co u rt of ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s ap p li cat i o n

. Acco rd i n g l y , Ham i l ’ s

m o ti o n t o d i s m i ss i s h ereb y GRANTED an d t h i s ap p l i cat i on i s hereb y D ISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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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

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, C l e r k

. 07/02/2020