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s eek i n g t h e ap p oi n t m en t o f a recei v er fo r th e s al e o f cert ai n real p ro p ert y l ocat ed at

9 4 H o w el l St reet No r t heas t i n At l an t a, Fu l t o n Co u n t y

. In an o rd er d at ed M arch 1 8,

2 0 2 2

, t h e t ri al co urt g ran t ed t h e m o t i o n , ap p o in t in g a recei v er t o “ m an ag e, m ark et an d

s el l t h e Pro p ert y .”

Greg o ry B. Ev an s , Ded ra J

. Ev an s , an d M & T Ban k Co rp o rat i o n (co l l ect i v el y

t h e “ Defen d an t s ”) h av e fi led an ap p e a l o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er es t ab l i s h i n g t h e

recei v ers h i p , b u t t h e ap p eal h as n o t y et b een d o ck et ed i n t h i s Co u rt

. Th e Defen d an t s

al s o fi l ed t h e i n s t an t em erg en cy m o t i o n s eek in g a wri t o f s u p ers ed eas

. See OCGA §

9 -1 1 -6 2 (a) (“ Un l es s o t h erwi s e o rd ered by t h e co u rt

, an i n t erl ocu to ry o r fi n al

ju d g m en t i n an act i on fo r an i n ju n ct i on o r i n a recei v ers h i p act i o n s h al l n o t b e s t ay ed

d u ri n g th e p eri o d aft er i t s en t ry an d u n t i l an ap peal i s t ak en o r d u ri n g t h e p en d en cy

o f an ap p eal .”). Acco rd i n g t o t h e Defe n d a n t s , “ [i ] f t h e wri t of su p ers ed eas i s n ot

g ran t ed t he ap p eal wi l l b eco m e m o o t as th e [Defen d an t s ’ ] real p ro p ert y w i l l b e s o ld

b y t h e recei v er an d t h ei r p o s s es s i o n ex t i n g u i s h ed b y t h e o rd er ap po i n t i ng a recei v er.”

As an in i t i al m at ter, i t d o es n o t ap p ear t h at t h e Defen dan t s m o v ed fo r

s u p ers ed eas in t h e t ri al co u rt

. See Gr een Bu l l Ga

. P ar t n er s

, LLC v. Reg i s ter

, 3 0 1 Ga.

4 7 2, 4 7 3 (8 01 SE2 d 8 43 ) (2 0 1 7 ) (“ A l t h o u g h t h e ap p el l at e co u rt s al s o h av e t h e

au t h o ri t y t o g ran t a s t ay o r i n

ju n ct i o n p en d i n g ap p eal

, an ap p l i cat i o n fo r s u ch rel i ef

o rd i n ari ly ou g h t t o b e d i rect ed in t h e fi rs t i n s t an ce t o t h e tri al co u rt .”). M o reo v er, t h i s

Co u rt ’ s Ru l e 4 0 (b ) em erg en cy p o w ers are l i m i t ed an d i nt en d ed t o b e u sed s pari n g l y

. R u l e 4 0 ( b ) p ro vi d es i n p ert in en t p art t h at we m ay on l y “ i ss u e s u ch o rd ers o r g i v e March 25, 2022d i rect i o n t o t h e t ri al co u rt as m ay b e n eces s ary t o p res erv e ju ri s d i ct i on o f an ap p eal

o r t o p rev en t t h e co n t es t ed i s s u e fro m b eco m in g m oo t .” W e h av e rev i ewed t h e l i m i t ed

m at eri al s u b m i t t ed i n co n n ect i o n w ith t h i s m o t i o n , an d fi n d th e defen d an t s h av e fai l ed

t o es t ab l i s h th at t h e ex erci s e o f o u r em erg en cy p o wers i s m eri t ed

. Acco rd in g l y , t h e

Defen d an t s ’ em erg en cy

m o ti o n i s h ereb y

DENIED.

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f G e o r g ia

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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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, C l e r k

. 03/25/2022