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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 9 D0 07 8 . SABRI NA J ONES-SMI TH v . PAMELA STALEY CROCKETT.

Sab ri n a Jo n es -Sm i t h fi l ed a d i s p os s es s o ry act i on in m ag i s t rat e co u rt

. Ten an t

Pam el a St al ey Cro ck et t fi l ed a m o t i o n t o t ran sfer t h e cas e t o s u p eri o r co u rt

. Fo l l o wi n g

t ran s fer, o n J u l y 3 0, 2 0 1 8

, t h e su p eri o r co u rt en t ered an ord er d en y in g J o n es -Sm i t h ’ s

d i s p o s s es s o ry act i o n an d o rd eri n g t h e p art i es t o m ed i at e t h e rem ai n i n g i s su es “ p ri o r

t o t h e h eari n g o f [Cro ck et t ’ s ] Co u n t ercl ai m s .” On Au g u s t 2 8

, 2 0 1 8

, J o n es -Sm i t h fi l ed

an ap pl i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal fro m

t h i s ru l i n g

. Un d er OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (a) (1 ), an ap p l icat i o n fo r d is cret i o n a r y a p p eal i s

req u i red w h ere l it ig at i o n b eg i n s i n m ag i st rat e co u rt an d reach es t h e s u p eri o r co u rt by

m ean s o f a d e n ov o ap p eal

. By i t s t erm s , t h i s p ro v is io n o n l y ap pl i es wh ere t h e

s u p eri o r co u rt ex erci s es d e n ov o rev i ew of th e m ag i s t rat e co u rt ’ s d eci si o n

. Becau s e

t h i s cas e was t ran s f

e r r e d fro m m ag i s t rat e co urt

, OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 ) d o es n ot

ap p ly

. Ord i n ari l y , i f a p art y ap p l i es fo r d i s cret i on ary rev i ew o f a d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e

o rd er, we g ran t t h e ap p l i cat io n u n d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (j). To fal l wi t h i n t h i s g en eral

ru l e, h o wev er, t h e ap p l i c at io n m u s t b e t i m el y as t he p ro per an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f t h e

ap p li cat io n i s an ab s o l u t e req u i rem e nt to c onf e r a ppe lla t e ju ri s d i ct i o n u p o n t h i s Co u rt

. See Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 7 2 (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6) (1 9 9 5). G en eral l y , an ap p l i cat i o n

fo r d is cret i o n ary ap peal m ay be fi led wi t h i n 30 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e o rd er or ju d g m en t

s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e u n d erl y in g s u b ject m at t er o f an

ap p eal

, h o wev er, co n t ro l s o v er t h e rel i ef s o ug h t i n d et erm i n i n g t he p ro p er ap p el l at e

p ro ced ure. See Reb i ch v. Mi l es , 2 6 4 Ga. 4 67

, 4 6 7 - 4 6 8 (4 48 SE2 d 19 2 ) (1 9 9 4 ). Th e

u n d erl y i n g s u b

ject m at ter here i s a d is p os s es s ory ju dg m en t

. Un d er O CGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6, September 25, 2018an ap p eal fro m a d i s p os s es s o ry ju d g m en t m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n s ev en d ay s of t h e d at e

t h e ju d g m en t was en t ered

. See Ra d io Sa n d y S p r i n g s v. Al l en Ro a d Jo in t Ven t u r e , 3 1 1

Ga. Ap p

. 3 3 4

, 3 3 4 -3 3 5 (7 1 5 SE2 d 7 5 2) (2 0 11 ). Becau s e Jo n es -Sm i t h fi l ed h er

ap p li cat io n 29 d ay s aft er t h e su p eri o r co u rt ’ s o rd er was en t ered

, t h e ap p l i cat i o n i s

u n t i m el y

. F ur therm o re, t he ap p eal i s i n t erl ocu t o ry

. Aft er m ed i at i o n , t h e p art ie s w ill r e tur n

t o th e s u p eri or co u rt t o l it i gat e Cro ck et t ’ s co u n tercl ai m s , wh i ch ren d ers t he cas e n o n

fi nal

. Th u s , J o n es -Sm i t h was req u i red t o fo l l ow t h e p ro ced u res fo r i n terl o cu t o r y

rev i ew i n o rd e r t o ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ); Ba i l ey v. Ba i l ey , 2 66 Ga. 8 3 2,

8 3 2 -8 3 3 (4 7 1 SE2 d 2 1 3 ) (1 9 9 6 ); S cr ug g s v. Ga

. D ep t

. of

Hu ma n Res o u rces , 2 6 1 Ga.

5 8 7

, 5 88 -5 8 9 (1 ) (4 0 8 SE2 d 1 0 3 ) (1 99 1 ); Gr ay v. S p r i n g s , 2 2 4 Ga. Ap p. 4 2 7

, 4 2 7
(4 8 1 SE2 d 3 ) (1 99 7 ).

Fo r t h es e reas on s , we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s ap p l i cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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. 09/25/2018