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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

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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 :

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RESI DENTI AL SE, LLC.

Prem i er Res i d en t ial SE, LLC (“ Prem i er”), s ued Si l v ers t o n e Res i d en t i al

, LLC
(“ SR”), an d St ev e C o n n o r

. SR an d Co nn o r as s ert ed co u n t ercl ai m s ag ai n s t Prem i er

an d t h i rd -p art y cl ai m s ag ai n s t ad d i t io n al d efen d an t s , in cl u d i ng Si l v ers t o n e

Res id en ti al Geo rg i a, LLC’ s (“ SRG”). Aft er a t ri al

, t h e ju ry ret u rn ed a verd i ct i n fav o r

o f SR an d Co n no r ag ai n s t Prem i er an d s o m e o f t h e th i rd -p art y defen d an t s

. H o wev er,

t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed SRG’ s m o t i o n fo r a d i rect ed v erd i ct o n t h e cl ai m s as s e r t e d

a g a i n s t i t b y SR an d Co nn or. Th e co u rt en t ered fi n al ju d g m en t o n Ap ri l 4

, 2 0 2 2

. W i th i n 3 0 d ay s , SR an d Co n n o r fi l ed a n o ti ce o f a p p eal fro m th e d irect ed v erd i ct

o rd er an d a p rev io u s o rd er p art ial l y gran t i ng s u m m ary ju d g m en t t o s o m e o f t h e t h i rd

p a rt y d efen d an t s. On e d ay lat er, Prem i er an d s ev eral th i rd -p art y defen d an t s fi l e d a

t i m el y m ot i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. SR an d Co n n o r’ s ap p eal has n o w b een do ck et ed i n t h i s

Co u rt , b u t we l ack ju ri s d i ct i on

. A n o t i ce o f ap p eal o rd i n ari l y d iv es t s a t ri al co u rt o f i t s ju ri s d i ct io n t o act i n a

cas e. See Jo n es v. S t a t e , 3 0 9 Ga. Ap p . 1 4 9

, 1 4 9 (1 ) (7 0 9 SE2 d 5 9 3) (2 0 1 1). W h ere,

h o wev er, b o t h a n o t i ce o f ap peal an d m o t i on fo r n ew t ri al are ti m el y fi l ed

, t h e t ri al

co u rt ret ai n s ju ri s d i ct i o n t o ru l e o n th e m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

, an d an y ap p eal i s

p rem at u re. See i d . at 1 49 -1 50 (1 ).

Ev en t h o u g h a n ot i ce o f ap p eal m ay d iv es t t h e t ri al co u rt o f ju ri s d ict i o n ,

. . . s uch d i v es t i t u r e d o e s n o t b eco m e effect iv e d uri n g t h e p eri o d i n

wh i ch a m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al m ay b e fi l ed

. In t h e ev en t a m o ti on fo r new July 14, 2022t ri al i s t i m el y fi l ed

. . . , t h e effect iv en es s o f t h e d i v es t i t u re o f

ju ri s di ct i o n is t h en d el ay ed u n t i l t h e m ot i o n fo r n ew t ri al i s ru l ed u p o n

an d a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t he ru li n g h as b een fi l ed o r t h e p eri o d fo r

ap p eal i ng t h e ru li n g h as ex pi red

.

Id

. at 1 4 9 (1 ). Acco rd i n gl y , t h i s d i rect ap peal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. See Ho me In s

. Co . v. Fo r t

Va l l ey Mi l l

s , 1 3 2 Ga. Ap p . 1 5, 1 5 (2 0 7 SE2 d 5 9 0 ) (1 9 7 4 ).

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

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, A t la n t a
,

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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
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. 07/14/2022