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Th i s cas e b eg an as a di s p o s s es s o ry p ro ceed i n g i n m ag i s t rat e co u rt

. Fo l l o wi n g

an ad v ers e ru l i ng , Pau l Ro we ap p eal ed t o t h e s u p eri o r co u rt

. On M arch 1 8

, 2 0 1 6

, t h e

s u p eri o r co u rt en t ered an ord er g ran t i n g No v i n Co n s t ru ct i o n , L LC’ s m o t io n fo r ren t

p en di n g ap p eal an d d irect i n g Ro we t o p ay m o n t h l y ren t i n t o th e co u rt reg i s try “ u n t i l

t h e i s s u e o f po s s es s i o n o f t h e [p ] ro p ert y i s fi n al l y d eci d ed

. ” Ro we h as fi l ed a d i rect

ap p eal t o t h i s Co u rt fro m t hat o rd er. 1 W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n fo r t w o reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, b ecau s e t h e cas e rem ai n s p en d i ng i n t h e s u p eri o r co u rt

, th e o rd er Ro we

s eek s t o ap p eal i s a n on -fi n al o rd er wh i ch d i d n ot res o l ve al l i s s u es in th e cas e. He

t h erefo re was req u i red t o fo l l o w t h e p ro ced u res fo r i nt erl o cu t o ry rev i ew as s et fo rt h

i n OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). See Ba i l ey v. Ba i ley

, 2 6 6 Ga. 8 32

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

( 1 9 9 6 ); S cr u g gs v. Ga

. Dep t

. o

f Hu m a n Res o ur ces , 2 61 G a. 5 8 7

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

SE2 d 1 0 3) (1 9 9 1); Gr ay v. S p ri n g s , 2 2 4 Ga. Ap p . 4 2 7, 4 2 7 (4 8 1 SE2 d 3 ) (1 9 9 7 ).

Seco n d

, “ ap p eal s fro m d eci s i o n s o f t h e s u p eri o r co u rt s rev i ewi n g d eci s i o n s o f

l o wer co u rt s b y cert io rari o r d e n o v o p ro ceed i n g s s h al l b e b y ap p li cat i o n fo r

d i s c r e t io n ary ap p eal .” B u l l o ck v. S a n d

, 2 6 0 Ga. Ap p

. 8 7 4, 8 7 5 (5 8 1 SE2 d 3 3 3 )

(2 0 0 3) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ); s ee al s o OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 ). W h ere b o th

d i s cret i o n ary an d in terl ocu t o ry ap p l i cat io n pro ced u res ap p l y , t h e ap p l i can t m u s t

1 In h i s n o t i ce o f ap peal

, Ro we referen ces t he s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s o rd er en t ered o n M arch 1 6

, 20 1 6

. Ho wev er, t here i s n o s u p eri o r co urt o rd er d at ed March 1 6

, 2 0 1 6 in

t h e reco rd

. Th e h eari n g o n t h e m o t i o n fo r p ay m en t o f ren t p en d i n g ap p eal was h el d

o n M arch 1 6 , 2 0 1 6

, wh i ch ap p ears t o ex p l ai n Ro we’ s referen ce t o t h at d at e. August 17, 2016fo l l o w t h e i n terl ocu t o ry ap p eal pro ced u re an d o b t ai n a t i m el y cert i fi cat e of i m m ed i at e

rev i ew b efo re fi l i n g an ap p l i cat i o n . See S cr ug g s , 2 6 1 Ga. at 5 8 8 -5 89 (1 ).

Ro we’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w t h e p ro p e r ap pel l at e p ro 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 is ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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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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. 08/17/2016