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Fred eri ca Ro ad Ho l d i n g s , LLC, et al ., p l ai nt i ffs i n t h e cas e b el ow, h av e fi l ed

an ap p l i cat i o n fo r i n t erl o cu to ry rev i ew of t he t ri al co urt ’ s ord er g r a n t i n g s u m m ary

ju d g m en t t o d efen d an t Do ro t h y Cu y l er. 1 Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er, h o wev er, i s s u b ject

t o d i rect ap p eal

.

Un d er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -5 6 (h ), t h e g ran t o f s u m m ary j u d g m e n t o n a n y i s s u e o r

as t o an y p art y i s rev iewab l e b y d i rect ap p eal

. Ci t y o f Demo r es t v. To wn o

f Mt

. Ai r y

,

2 8 2 Ga. 6 5 3

, 6 5 4 n

. 1 (6 5 3 SE2 d 4 3 ) (2 0 0 7); W h i d d o n v. S t a r g el l

, 1 9 2 Ga. Ap p

. 8 2 6,

8 2 7 -2 8 (3 8 6 SE2 d 88 4 ) (1 9 8 9 ). W e wi l l g ran t a t i m el y ap p l i cat i o n fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry

ap p eal i f t h e o rd er co m

p l ai n ed o f i s s u b

ject t o di rect ap p eal an d t h e ap p l i can t h as n ot

o t h erwi s e fi l ed a t im el y n o t i ce of ap p eal

. S pi vey v. Hemb r ee

, 2 6 8 Ga. Ap p. 48 5

, 4 8 6

n .1 (6 0 2 SE2 d 2 4 6 ) (2 0 0 4 ). Acco rd i n g l y

, t h i s i n t erl o cu t o ry ap pl i cat io n is h ereb y

G R A N T E D. Th e p l ai nt i ffs sh al l h av e t en d ay s fro m t h e dat e o f t h is o rd er t o fi l e a

n o t i ce o f ap p eal i n t h e t ri al co u rt

. If t h ey h av e al read y fi l ed a n o t i ce of ap p eal fro m

t h e o rd er at i s s u e here, t h ey n eed n o t fi l e a s eco n d n o t i ce. Th e cl erk of t h e t ri al co u rt

1 An ap p l i cat i o n fo r in terl o cu t o ry ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed w i t hi n t en d ay s o f t h e

t r i al co u rt ’ s en t ry o f t h e cert i fi cat e o f im m ed i at e rev iew. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 4 ( b )

. As t h e res p o n d en t no t e s i n h er res p o n se to t h i s ap p l i cat i o n

, t h e cert ifi cat e o f

i m m ed i at e rev i ew was en t ered on Ap ri l 1 4 an d th e pl ai n t i ffs fi l ed t h ei r ap p l i cat i o n o n

Ap ri l 2 5

, wh i ch was el ev en d ay s l at er. Ou r Co u rt

, h o w ev er, was cl o s ed on M o n d ay

, Ap ri l 2 4 i n o bs erv an ce o f a s t at e h o l i d a y, so th e ap p l i cat i on w as t i m el y fi l ed o n

Tu es d ay , Ap ri l 2 5. See OCGA § 1 -3 -1 (d ) (3 ). May 15, 2017i s d i rect ed t o i n cl ud e a co p y o f t h i s o r d e r i n t h e reco rd t ran s m i t t ed t o t h e Co u rt o f

Ap p eal s.

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. 05/15/2017