# 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 :

A2 1 A0 66 0 . GARTH COOPER v . BANK OF AMERI C A, N.A.

Th i s cas e b eg an as a d is p o s s es s o ry p ro ceed i n g i n m ag is t rat e co urt

. Fo l l o wi n g

an ad v ers e ru li ng , d efen d an t Gart h C o o p e r a p p eal ed t o t h e st at e co u rt

, wh i ch

d i s m i s s ed t h e ap p eal as un t i m el y

. Co o p er th en fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal d i rect ed t o t h e

s u p eri o r co u rt

, wh ere h e s u b s eq u en tl y f i l e d a n O CGA § 9 -1 1-6 0 (d ) m o t i o n t o s et

as i d e t h e s t at e co u rt ’ s d i s m i s s al o rd er. On J u n e 6

, 2 01 9

, t he s u peri o r co u rt d i s m i s s ed

C o o p e r ’s ap p eal fo r l ack o f j u ri s d i ct io n

. Nev ert h el es s, o n Au g us t 2 4

, 2 0 2 0

, t h e

s u p eri o r co u rt d en i ed Co o p er’ s m o t i o n t o s et as i d e. On Sep t em b er 3

, 2 0 20

, Co o p er

fi led a d i rect ap peal t o t h i s Co u rt . W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n fo r m ul t i p l e reas o n s. 1

Fi rs t

, an ap p eal fro m a tri al co u rt ord er den y i n g an O CGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ) m o t i o n

t o s e t a s i d e m

u s t b e i n i t iat ed b y fi l i n g an ap pl icat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary rev i ew. See

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (8 ), (b ); Ji m El l i s A t l a n t a
, In c. v. Ad a ms o n , 2 8 3 Ga. Ap p

. 1 1 6,

1 1 6 (6 4 0 SE2 d 6 8 8) (2 0 0 6 ). Seco n d

, an ap peal fro m a su p e ri or co u rt d eci s i o n

rev i ewi n g a lo wer co u rt deci s i o n b y cert i o rari o r d e n o v o p ro ceed i ng s l i k ewi s e m u s t

b e i n i t i at ed b y fi l i n g an ap p li cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew, as m u s t an ap peal fro m

a s t at e co u rt o rd er d is p os i n g o f a d e n o v o ap p eal fro m a m ag i s t rat e co u rt d eci s i o n

. See

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 ), (1 1), (b ); Bu l l ock v. S a n d

, 2 6 0 Ga. Ap p

. 8 7 4

, 8 75 (5 8 1 SE2 d

3 3 3 ) (2 0 0 3 ); S t ra ch a n v. Mer i t o r Mt g

. Co r p. Ea s t
, 2 1 6 Ga. A pp

. 8 2

, 8 2 (4 5 3 SE2 d

1 Gi v en o ur ru l i ng t h at we l ack ju ri s di ct i o n o v er t h i s ap p eal

, we e x p res s n o

o p i n i o n o n t h e pro pri et y of t h e s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s den i al o f Co op er’ s m o t i o n t o s et as i d e aft er i t d i s m i s s ed h i s ap peal

. June 28, 20211 1 9 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Co o p er’ s fai l ure t o fo l lo w t h e p ro per p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s o f

ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is d i rect ap p eal

. T h i rd

, wh i l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal g en eral l y m ay b e fi led wi t h in t h i rt y d a ys o f

en t ry o f t h e o rd er s ou g h t t o b e ap p eal ed

, a p p e a l s i n d i s p o s s es s o ry act i o ns m u s t b e

fi led wi t h i n s ev en d ay s o f t h e d at e t h e ju dg m en t was en t ered

. See OCGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6;

Ra d io S a n d y S p r i n g s
, In c. v. Al l en Ro a d Jo i n t Ven tu r e , 3 1 1 Ga. Ap p. 3 3 4 , 3 3 5 -3 3 6
(7 1 5 SE2 d 7 52 ) (2 0 1 1 ). Co o p er u n t i m el y fi l ed h i s n o t i ce o f a p p e a l t en d ay s aft er

en t ry o f t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t io n t o s et as i d e, th ereb y i nd ep en d en t l y dep ri v i n g u s o f
ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is ap p eal

. Fo r each o f t h e ab o v e reas o n s , th i s ap p eal i s h ereb y D ISM ISSED fo r l ack o f
ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 06/28/2021