# 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,_

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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 :

A1 8 A1 78 0 . MONROE v . THE STATE.

Th e Ap p el l ee in t he ab o v e-referen ced ap p eal h as fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r t h i s Co u rt

t o rem an d t he cas e t o t h e t ri al co u rt

, s o t h at b o t h p art ies h av e an op p o rt u n i t y to

s u p p lem en t an d co m

pl et e t h e reco rd fo r t ran s m i s s i o n t o t h i s Co u rt

. Acco rd i n g t o t h e

Ap p el l ee, t h ere are m o t i o n s

, o rd ers

, an d p o rt i on s o f t ran s cri p t s t h at w ere co n s i d ered

b y t he t ri al co u rt an d are neces s ary to res o l v e th e cl ai m s o f erro r rai s ed i n Ap p el l an t ’ s

o p en in g b ri ef, wh i ch w as fi l ed o n J u n e 27

, 2 0 1 8. Th e Ap p el l an t o p p o ses t he m o t i o n,

ex cep t as t o t h e tri al co u rt ’ s “ Ord er Gran t i n g Su p ers ed eas

, fi l ed O ct o ber 2 0

, 2 0 1 6.”

Th i s Co urt

, o f co urs e, can n o t co n si d er ev i d en ce th at was n o t p art o f t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s reco rd p r i o r t o ap p eal

. 1 Ho wev er, “ wh en it [i s ] d i s co v ered p o rt i o ns o f t h e

reco rd h ad n o t b een t ran sm i t t ed fo r ap p eal

, ei t h er p art y [can ] [m o v e] t o s up p l em en t

t h e r e co rd i n t he t ri al co u rt as l o n g as t he m o t i on was m ad e p ri o r t o t h e ap p el l at e

d eci s i o n o r

. . . i n t h e Co u rt o f Ap p eal s b efo re o r aft er it ren dered i t s d eci s io n .” 2 In i t s

1 S ee Ha r r i s v. Ten et Hea l t h s ys t em S p a l d in g

, In c.

, 3 2 2 G a. Ap p

. 89 4

, 8 9 8 n

. 1

(7 4 6 SE2 d 6 1 8 ) (2 01 3 ); In r e Es t a t e o f D o r r o h

, 2 5 5 Ga. A p p

. 3 6 6 (5 6 5 SE2 d 5 6 5 )

(2 0 0 2) (n o t i n g th at t h i s Co u rt can n o t c o n s i der d o cu m en t s u nl es s t h ey hav e b een

fo rward ed t o t h i s co u rt b y t h e t ri al co u rt an d m ad e p art o f t he reco rd o n ap p eal ).

2 Da ma n i v. S ta te , 2 8 4 Ga. 3 7 2, 3 7 3 (1 ) (6 67 SE2 d 3 7 2) (2 00 8 ). July 23, 2018m o ti o n

, th e Ap p el lee h as p ro v i ded an i t em i zed l i s t o f d o cu m en t s t h at it co n t en d s were

fi led i n t he t ri al co u rt an d are neces s ary t o res o l v e t h i s ap p e a l

, b u t are n o t i n cl u d ed

i n t h e ap pel l at e reco rd

. Th e Ap p el l ee al s o co nt en d s t h at a p ert i n en t heari n g was h el d

o n Ap ri l 1

, 2 01 6

, wh i ch h as ap p aren t l y n ot b een t ran s cri b ed

, an d t h a t a r e m an d i s

n eces s a r y f

o r t h e t ri al co u rt t o co n s id er wh et h er t h e p art i es m u s t fo l l o w t h e

p ro ced u res fo r reco n s t ru ct i n g wh at t ran s p i red at t h e h eari n g

, as p ro v i de d f o r b y

OCGA § 5 -6 -4 1

.

Gi v en th at p art i es m

u s t b e p ro v i d ed a fai r an d eq u al o p po rt u n i t y t o p res en t k ey

ev i d en ce t h at was co n s i d ered b y t h e t ri al co u rt [,] ” 3 w e h ereb y GRANT t h e Ap p el l ee’ s

m o ti o n f o r rem an d t o co m

p l et e t h e ap p el l at e reco rd

, rem o ve t h i s ap p eal fro m o u r

d o ck et

, an d rem an d th e cas e t o t h e t ri al co u rt t o gi v e t h e p art i e s t h e op p ort u n i ty to

s u p p lem en t t he reco rd fo r t ran s m i s s i o n t o t h i s Co urt t o th e ex t en t t h at t h e t ri al co u rt

d eem s i t p ro p er t o d o s o

. 4 U p o n rem an d

, t h e t ri al co u rt i s d i rect ed t o i ss u e an o rd er

c o n f i rm i n g wh i ch fi l i ng s i d en ti fi ed b y th e p art i es

, i f an y

, i t co n s i d ered in d eci d i n g

t h i s cas e an d s u p p lem en t i n g t h e r e co rd acco rd i n g l y

. Up o n en t ry o f s u ch o rd er, t h e

3 Id

. at 3 7 4 (2 ).

4 S ee Pet er so n v. Bea s l ey

, 2 7 4 G a. 88 2

, 88 2 (5 6 1 SE2 d 4 2 9 ) (2 0 0 2 ) (rem an d i n g

a cas e t o t he t ri al co u rt fo r, i n t er a l i a

, fu rt h er p ro ceed in g s as m ay b e n e c e s s ary to

co m p l et e t h e reco r d w h en t h e Su p rem e Co u rt co u l d n o t det erm in e wh et h er cert ai n

ex h ib i t s were ad m i t ted in t o ev i d en ce); S l au g h t er v. S t a t e

, 1 9 9 Ga. A p p

. 6 9 5

, 69 5 (4 0 5

SE2 d 8 9 7 ) ( 1 9 9 1 ) ( r e m an d i n g t h e cas e t o t h e tri al co urt t o affo rd b o th p art i es t h e

eq u al o p p o rt u ni ty t o s up p l em en t t h e reco rd o n a p art i cu l ar i ss u e). C f

. D a m a n i

, 2 8 4

Ga. at 3 7 4 (2 ) (h o l d i n g t h at t h e Co u rt o f Ap p eal s erred i n d en y in g a m o t i o n to

s u p p lem en t t h e reco r d wi t h an ex p ert rep o rt t h at was rel i ed u p o n b y t h e t ri al co u rt

b ecau s e, ab s en t th e rep o rt , t h e reco rd “ d id n o t refl ect t h e t ru e an d co m p l et e fact s as

t h ey occu rred i n t h e t ri al co u rt an d d i d n o t g i ve t he p art i es a fai r an d eq u al

o p p o rt u ni t y

t o p res en t k ey

t ri al ev i d en ce o n ap p eal ”).Ap p el l an t s h al l h av e 30 d ay s fro m t h at d at e t o re-fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap peal

, an d aft er t h e

fi li n g o f su ch n o t i ce o f ap p eal t h e cas e wi t h th e co m p l et e reco rd m ay b e t ran s m i t t ed

t o t he Co u rt o f Ap p eal s fo r red o ck et i n g

.

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f G e o r g ia

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 07/23/2018