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. JAMES C HAMBERS v . PHYLLI S HARVEY AS GUARDI AN A N D CONSERVATOR OF ORA CHAMBERS.

Ph y l l i s Harv ey fi l ed an act i o n fo r q u i et ti t le, eject m en t , an d o t h er rel i ef ag ai n s t
J am es Ch am

b ers

. On Oct o ber 1 1
, 2 0 2 1
, th e t ri al co u rt en t ered a fi n al o rd er g ran t i n g Harv ey 's req u es ted rel ief. Th at s am e d ay , t h e co u rt en t ered a s ep arat e o rd er d en y i n g Ch am b ers 's m o t io n t o v acat e a p rev i ou s eject m en t o rd er. Ch am b ers m ov ed t o v acat e

t h e fi n al o rd er, b u t o n No v em b er 1 5
, 2 0 2 1, t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o ti o n t o v acat e. O n Decem

b er 2 0
, 2 0 2 1, Ch am

b ers fi l ed a n o t i ce of ap p eal s eek i n g rev i ew o f t h e No v em b er 1 5 o rd er. Ch am

b ers l at er am en d ed hi s n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o i n d i cat e t h at h e al s o w i s hed t o ap p eal b o t h Oct o b er 1 1 o rd ers , as wel l as a Decem b er 17
, 2 0 2 1 o rd er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n. W e, h owev er, l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n

. A n o t i ce o f ap peal m

u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry of t h e o rd er s o u g h t to
b e ap p eal ed

. O CGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). “ Th e p ro p er an d ti m el y fi l in g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal
i s an ab s ol u t e req u irem en t to co n fer ju ri s di ct io n u p o n an ap p el l at e co urt .” Per l ma n

v. P er lma n , 3 1 8 G a. Ap p

. 7 3 1
, 7 3 9 (4 ) (7 3 4 SE2 d 5 6 0 ) (2 0 1 2) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ).
Fu rt h er, t h e fi l i n g o f a m ot i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i on d o es no t ex t en d th e t i m e fo r fi l i n g

a n o t i ce o f ap p eal
, an d t h e d en i al o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n i s n o t i t s el f a d i rect l y ap peal ab l e ju d g m en t

. S e e S t a t e v. W h i t e , 28 2 Ga. 8 5 9
, 8 6 0 (1 ) (6 5 5 SE2 d
5 7 5 ) (2 0 0 8 ); Bel l v. Co ch r a n , 2 4 4 Ga

. A p p. 5 1 0
, 5 1 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d 18 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ).
Ch am b ers fi l ed h i s n o t i ce o f ap p eal 5 9 d ay s aft er t h e Oct o b er 1 1 o rd ers an d 3 5 day s aft er t h e No v e m

b e r 1 5 o rd ers

. Th u s , th e n ot i ce i s u n t i m el y as t o t h o se ord ers

. An d
Ch am b ers 's am en ded n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s i n val i d as t o t he Decem b er 17 o rd er d en y i n g h i s m ot i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h is ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r April 12, 2022l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

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. 04/12/2022