# 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 2 A0 51 4 . EDGERRI N TYREE J AMES v . CARLOS NEAL et a l

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Carl os Neal an d To n y W y zzard (“ th e p l ai n t i ffs ”) f i l ed s u i t ag ai ns t E d g erri n Ty r e e J a m e s s eek i n g to h o ld h i m p ers o n al l y l iab l e fo r a ju d g m en t

. Th e t ri al co u rt

g ran t ed t h e p l ai n ti f

f s ’ m o t i o n fo r d efau lt ju d g m en t

. Jam es fi l ed a m o t i o n t o o p en

d efau l t u nd er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -5 5 an d to h av e th e ju d g m en t s et as id e. On J u l y 1 3

, 2 0 2 1,

t h e t ri al co u rt den i ed t h e m ot i o n , fi n d i n g t h at

, b e c au s e ju d g m en t h ad b een en t ered

, J am es was n o t en t i t l ed t o o pen d efau l t

. To t he ex t en t J am es s o u g h t t o s et as i d e t h e ju d g m en t u n der O CGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ), th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m ot i o n. J am es ap p eal s

fro m t h i s ru l i n g. W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. In a rel at ed ap p eal fi l ed b y J am es , wh ich we d is m i ss ed as m o o t

, J am es s o u g ht

t o a p p e a l t h e d en i al of h i s m o t i o n fo r s u p ers ed eas b o n d. Cas e N o

. A2 2 A0 3 0 9

, (d i s m i s sed Oct

. 6

, 2 0 21 ). A t t h at t i m e, t h e t ri al co urt h ad n o t y et t ran s m i tt ed J am es ’ s

ap p eal fro m t h e g ran t of t h e d efau l t ju d g m en t. As we i ns t ru ct ed t h erei n , J am es was

n o t en t i t led t o o p e n d efau lt u n d er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -5 5 (b ). Co n s t ru i n g h i s m o t i o n

acco rd i n g to i t s s ub s t an ce rat her t h an i t s n o m en cl at u re, J am es s o ug h t t o h av e t h e

d efau l t ju d g m en t s et as i d e. See Ku r ia t nyk v. Ku r i a t nyk

, 2 8 6 Ga. 5 8 9

, 5 90 (6 9 0 SE2 d

3 9 7 ) (2 0 1 0 ) (i n p l ead i n g s, s u b s t an ce co n t ro l s o v er no m en cl at u re). A n ap p eal fro m an

o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i o n t o s et as i de u n d er O CGA § 9

- 1 1

- 6 0 (d ) m u st b e tak en by

ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (8 ); Ji m El l i s At l a n t a,

In c. v. Ad a ms o n , 2 8 3 G a

. A p p

. 1 1 6 (6 4 0 SE2 d 6 88 ) (2 0 0 6 ). “ Co m p l i an ce wi t h t h e

d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal s p ro ced ure i s ju ri s d i ct io n al .” S mo a k v. Dep t

. o

f Hu ma n December 16, 2021Res o u r ces , 2 21 Ga. Ap p

. 2 57

, 2 5 7 (4 7 1 SE2 d 6 0 ) (1 9 9 6 ). J am es ’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w

t h e req u i red ap p el l at e p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d i ct io n o v er t hi s ap p eal , wh i ch

i s hereb y DISM ISSED. Th e p lai n t i ffs i n t hi s cas e h av e fi l ed a m o t i on fo r at t o rn ey

fees

, wh i ch i s DENIED.

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

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e
, 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 is a tr 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

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W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h 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

. 12/16/2021