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o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 D0 43 6 . KI M CAMI LLE FLORENCE v . ALLY BANK LEASE TRUST.

Al l y Ban k L eas e Tru s t fi l ed a p et i t i o n fo r wri t o f po s s es s i o n of Ki m Cam i l l e

Fl o ren ce’ s au t o m o b i le, a p ers o n al p ro p ert y fo recl os u re act io n u n d er OCGA § 4 4 -1 4

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2 3 0

. See Br o wn v. As s o c i a t e s Fi n

. S er vs

. Co r p

. , 25 5 Ga. 4 5 7

, 4 5 7 (3 3 9 SE2 d 5 9 0 )

(1 9 8 6). Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered fi n al ord ers g ran t i n g Al l y Ban k Leas e Tru s t a wri t o f

p o s s es s i o n t o reco v er t h e a u t o m o b i l e an d d is m i s s i n g Fl o ren ce’ s co u n t ercl ai m s

. 1

Fl o ren ce t i m el y

fi l ed t hi s ap p l icat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary ap p eal fro m

t h e o rd ers

. Becau s e Fl o ren ce h ad a ri g h t t o fi l e a d irect ap p eal fro m t h e ju dg m en t o n t h e

wri t o f p o s s es s i o n , n o ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal was req u i red

. See Br o wn , 2 5 5 Ga. at 4 5 8 (d i s cret io n ary ap p l i cat i o n was n o t req ui red fo r ap p eal fro m ju d g m en t

g r a n t i n g wri t of p o s s es s i o n o f p ers o n al p ro pert y , as ap p l i can t h ad ri g h t of d i r e c t

ap p eal fro m t h e fo recl o s u re ju d g m en t ); s ee g en eral ly Mo t o r Wa reh o u s e, In c. v.

Ri ch a r d

, 2 3 5 Ga. Ap p

. 8 3 5

, 8 35 -8 3 6 (1 ) (5 1 0 SE2 d 6 0 0 ) (1 9 9 8) (n o d i s cret i o n ary

ap p li cat io n req u i red fro m at t o rn ey fee award b ecau s e cas e co m m en ced as a p et i t i o n

t o in s p ect an d co p y co rp o rat e reco rd s , an d s uch a p et it i o n d o es n o t co m e wi t h i n t h e

cat eg o ri es o f cas es su b

j ect t o di s cret i o n ary ap p li cat i o n p ro ced u res un d er O CGA § 5

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6 -3 5 (a)).

Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (j), t h i s Co u rt wi l l g ran t an o t herwi s e t i m el y ap p l i cat i o n

1 Fro m t h e l i m i t ed m at eri al s s u b m i t t ed wi t h t h e ap p l i cat i o n , i t ap p ears t h at t h e

t ri al co u rt en t ered s ep arat e o rd ers g ran t i n g t h e wri t o f po s s es s i o n an d d is m is s i n g t h e

co u nt ercl ai m s

. Ho wev er, as s o m e p ag es o f t h e co u rt ’ s o rd er(s ) ap p ear to b e m i s s i n g fro m t h e m at eri al s s u b m i t t ed , s u ch a d et erm i n at i o n i s ren d ered d i ffi cu l t

. July 11, 2022fo r d is cret i o n ary rev i ew i f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er i s s u b ject t o d i rect ap p eal

. See Ci t y

o f R i n co n v. Co u ch

, 2 7 2 G a. Ap p

. 4 1 1

, 41 2 (6 1 2 SE2 d 5 9 6 ) (2 00 5 ). An d

, b ecau s e t h e

o rd er g ran t i n g t he wri t o f p os s es s i on i s d irect l y ap p eal ab le, t h e co u rt ’ s d i sm i s s al o f

Fl o ren ce’ s co u n t ercl ai m s i s al s o s u bject t o d i rect rev i ew. See O C G A § 5

- 6 -3 4 (d );

Br o wn , 2 5 5 Ga. at 4 5 8

. Acco rd i ng l y , Fl o ren ce’ s ap p l i cat i o n i s h ereb y G RANTED. F l or e nc e sh al l h av e

t en day s fro m th e d at e of t h i s o rd er t o fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap peal wi t h t he su p eri o r co u rt

. If, h o w ev er, s h e has al read y fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, s h e n eed n o t fi l e a s eco n d n o t i ce.

Th e s u p eri o r co u rt i s DIRECTED to i n cl u d e a co p y o f t h i s o rd er i n t h e ap p el l at e

reco rd

.

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. 07/11/2022