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. GREGORY DAVI S v

. AMALGAMATED TRANSI T UNI ON
LOCAL 7 3 2 et a l

.

Greg o ry Dav i s fi l ed a s u i t ag ai ns t m u l t ip l e d efen d an t s , i n cl u d i n g

Am al g am at ed Tran s i t U n i on Lo cal 7 3 2 an d i t s rep res en t at i v e, Ru fu s Si las

. Si l as fi l ed

a m o t i o n t o d i s m i s s , wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed b ecau se Dav is d i d n ot as s ert a n y

cl ai m s ag ai n s t Si l as i n h i s p ers o nal cap aci t y

. Dav i s t h en fi l ed th i s ap p l icat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal . W e, h o w ev er, l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

.

“ In a cas e in v o l v i n g m

u l t i p l e p art i es o r m

u l t i p l e cl ai m s , a d eci si o n ad ju d i cat i n g

fewer t h an al l th e cl ai m s o r t h e ri g h t s an d l i ab i l i t i es o f [fewer] t h an al l t h e part i es i s

n o t a fi n al ju d g m en t .” Jo h n s o n v. Ho s p

. Co r p

. of Amer i ca , 1 9 2 Ga. Ap p. 6 2 8

, 6 2 9
(3 8 5 SE2 d 7 3 1 ) (1 9 8 9 ) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t ted ). Un d er s u ch ci rcu m s t an ces , t h ere m u s t

b e ei t h er an ex pres s d et erm i n at i o n t h at t h ere i s n o ju s t reas o n fo r d el ay u n d er OCGA

§ 9 -1 1-5 4 (b ) o r co m

p l i an ce wi t h t h e in t erl ocu t o ry ap p eal re q u i rem en t s o f OCGA

§ 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). See i d

. Th e reco rd p ro v id ed b y Dav i s co n t ai ns n o i n d icat i o n t h at t h e t ri al co u rt

d i rect ed t h e en t ry o f ju d g m en t un d er § 9 -1 1 -5 4 (b ) o r t h at t h e o t h er defen d an t s h av e

b een d i s m i s s ed fro m t hi s act i o n

. Al t h o u g h t h e t ri al co u rt s t a t e d t h a t t h e o rd er was

fi nal an d t h at t h e cas e s h ou l d b e m ark ed cl o s ed

, t h e cl ai m s ag ai n s t t h e o t h er

d efen d an t s ap p ear t o rem ai n p en d i n g

. Co n s eq uen t l y , t h e o rd er Dav i s s eek s t o ap p eal

i s a n o n -fi n al o rd er t hat d i d n o t res o l v e al l i s s ues i n t h e cas e. See Co n s eco Fi n a nce

S er vi ci n g Co r

p

. v. Hi l l

, 2 5 2 Ga. Ap p

. 7 7 4

, 7 7 5 (1 ) (5 5 6 SE2 d 4 6 8 ) (2 00 1 ); Jo h n so n

v. Ho s p

. Co rp

. of Amer ica

, 1 9 2 Ga. Ap p. 6 2 8

, 6 2 9 (3 85 SE2 d 7 3 1 ) (1 9 89 ). Dav i s

t h erefo re was req u ired t o fo l l ow t h e i n t e r l o cu t ory ap p eal p ro ced u res s et fo rt h in September 04, 2020OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). S e e B a i l ey v. Ba i l ey , 2 6 6 Ga. 83 2

, 8 3 2-8 3 3 (4 7 1 SE2 d 2 1 3 )

(1 9 9 6) ; S cr u g

g s v. G a

. Dep t

. o

f Hu ma n Res o ur ces , 2 61 G a. 58 7

, 5 8 8 -5 8 9 (1 ) (4 0 8

SE2 d 1 0 3 ) (1 9 91 ). Dav i s ’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w t h e p ro p er ap p el l at e pro ced u res d ep ri v es

u s o f ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s ap p l i cat i o n, wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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 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

. 09/04/2020