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d i s p o ss es s o ry cas e ag ai n st Li n d a Pri t ch et t an d Dak ot a St ri n ger i n m ag i s t rat e co u r t

. Th e cas e was t ran s ferred t o t h e s u p eri or co u rt du e t o a pen d in g w ro n g fu l fo recl o s u re

act i on

. Fo l l o wi n g t he t ran s fer, t h e p l ai n t i ff fi l ed a m o t io n fo r reas o n ab le ren t

. Th e

s u p eri o r co u rt is s u ed an o rd er, wh i ch i t su b s eq u en t l y am en d ed on J an uary 3 1

, 2 0 2 0,

req u i ri n g Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er t o pay b ot h b ack ren t an d m o nt h l y ren t fro m t h e d at e

o f t h e o rd er i n t o t h e reg i st ry o f th e co urt p en d i n g res o l ut i o n o f t h e cas e. On Feb ru ary

2 0

, 2 0 2 0

, Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er s i m u l t an eo u s l y fi l ed a p ro s e n o t i ce of ap p eal an d a

p ro s e m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al fro m t h e J an u ary

3 1 o rd er.

On Ap ri l 2 9

, 2 0 2 0, th e s u p eri o r co u rt i s su ed an ord er no t i n g th at Pri t ch et t an d

St ri ng er h ad fai l ed t o pay an y am o u n t i nt o th e reg i s try o f t h e co urt

, s t a t i n g t h at i t

ret ai n ed ju ri s d i ct i o n d u e t o t h e fi l in g o f t h e m ot i o n fo r n ew t ri al

, an d o r d e ri n g

Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er t o p ay $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 i n b ack ren t as a s u p ers ed eas b on d t o p ro ceed

wi t h t h ei r m o t io n fo r n ew t ri al

. W hen Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er ag ai n fai l ed t o p ay an y

am ou n t in t o t h e co u rt reg i s t ry , th e s u peri o r co urt en tered a wri t o f p o s s es s io n i n fav o r

o f t h e p l ai n t i ff. Th i s ord er w as s i g n ed o n M ay 1 3

, 2 0 2 0, b u t en t ered o n M ay 2 0

, 2 0 2 0.

On Au g u s t 2 7

, 2 0 2 0

, Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er fi l ed a p ro s e am en d ed n o t i ce o f ap p eal

fro m t h e s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s J an u ary an d M ay o rd ers . W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

. Th ere are t wo n o t ices o f ap p eal i n cl ud ed i n th e reco rd

. Th e fi rs t i s a Feb ru ary

2 0

, 20 2 0 n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h e s u p eri o r co u r t ’ s J an u ary 31 o rd er req u i ri n g September 29, 2020Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er t o pay b ack ren t an d m o n t h l y ren t i n t o th e reg i st ry o f th e co u rt

p en di n g t h e d i s po s s es s o ry act i o n

. P r e t erm i t t i n g wh et h er t hi s no t i ce of ap p eal was

t i m el y f i l e d a n d w h et h er t h e n o t i ce o f ap peal was effect i v e s i n ce Pri t ch et t an d

St ri ng er s i m

ul t an eo u s l y fi l ed a m o t i on fo r n ew t ri al fro m t h e o rd er, a d i rect ap p eal i s

n o t au t h o ri zed fro m t h e J an u ary 3 1 o rd er. 1 D u e t o t h e n at u re of th e o rd er, an

i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p l i cat io n was req u i red t o ap p e a l t h e co u rt ’ s J an u ary 3 1 o rd er

req u i ri n g ren t b e p ai d i n t o t he co u rt reg i s t ry

. W h ere, as h ere, t h e o rd er i s a n o n -fi n al

o rd er an d t h e cas e rem ai n s p en d i n g i n th e s u p eri o r co u rt

, t h e p art y m u s t f o l l o w t h e

i n t erl o cu t o ry ap peal p ro ced ure s et fo rt h i n O CGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ), i n cl u d i n g o b t ai n i n g

a cert ifi cat e o f im

m ed i at e rev i ew fro m t h e s u p eri o r co u rt

. See Ri ver a v. Ho u s i n g Au t h.

o f Fu l to n Co u n t

y , 1 6 3 Ga. A p p

. 64 8

, 6 48 (2 9 5 SE2 d 3 3 6 ) ( 1 9 8 2 )

. Pri t ch et t an d

St ri ng er’ s fai l u re t o fo ll ow t h e ap p ro p r i a t e p ro ced ure d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d i ct i o n to

co n si d er t h ei r Feb ru ary

2 0 d i rect ap peal fro m t h e J an u ary 3 1 co u rt o rd er.

Th e s eco nd n o t i ce o f ap peal was fi l ed on Au g u s t 2 7

, 2 02 0 an d s eek s t o ap p eal

fro m t h e su p eri o r co u rt ’ s J an uary an d M ay o rd ers

. W h i l e a no t ice o f ap p eal g en eral l y

m a y b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f th e o rd er so u g h t t o b e ap peal ed

, ap p eal s i n

d i s p o s s es s o ry act i o n s m

us t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 7 d ay s aft er en try of t h e ord er at i s s u e. See

OCGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6; Ra d i o S an d y S p r i n g s

, In c. v. A l l e n R o a d Jo i n t Ven t u r e , 3 1 1 Ga.

Ap p

. 33 4

, 3 3 5

- 3 3 6 (7 1 5 SE2 d 7 5 2 ) (2 01 1 ). Co n s eq u en tl y , Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er’ s

Au g u s t 2 7 no t i ce of ap peal

, fi l ed 9 9 d ay s aft er t h e s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s M ay 2 0 o rd er was

e n t ered an d 4 4 d ay s b ey o n d t h e rei m p os i t i o n o f d ead l i n es u n der t he Fo u r t h O r d e r

Ex t en d i n g D ecl arat i o n o f St at ewi d e J u d i ci al Em erg en cy (J u l y 1 0

, 2 02 0 ), 2 i s un t i m el y

.

1 Al t h o u gh t h e n o t i ce o f ap p eal i n d i cat es t h at an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal h ad b een g ran ted b y t h i s Co u r t

, o u r C o u rt reco rd s i n d icat e t hat n o s u ch

ap p li cat io n was ev er fi l ed

.

2 T h is Ord er “ rei m

p os es al l d ead l i n es a n d o t h e r t i m e s ch ed u les an d fi l i n g

req u i rem en t s t hat are im p o s ed o n l i t i g an t s b y st at ut es , ru l es , reg ul at i o n s , o r co u rt

o rd ers

. . .” effect i v e J u l y 14

, 20 2 0

. Fo u rt h Ord er Ex t en di n g Decl arat i on o f St at ewi d e J u d i ci al Em erg en cy (II) (A) (2 ) (J u l y 1 0

, 2 02 0 ). Th u s , Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er were

req u i red t o fi l e an y ap p eal or ap p l i cat i o n fo r ap p eal wi t h i n 7 d ay s o f J u l y 1 4 , 2 0 2 0.Fo r t h es e reas on s , we l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n t o co n s i d er Pri t ch et t an d St ri n g er’ s

d i rect ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s di ct i o n

.

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. 09/29/2020