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. THE GEORGI A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATI ON v. BALAMO.

Th e Geo rg i a Dep art m en t o f Tran s po rt at i o n d i rect ly ap p eal ed a t ri al co u rt o rd er

d en y i n g i t s m o t i o n t o di s m i s s b as ed o n s o v erei g n i m m u n i t y

. T h e D e p a rt m en t n o w

m o ves t o d i s m i s s it s ap p eal fo r l ack of ap p el l at e ju ri s d ict i o n

. Th e Dep art m en t n o t es

t h at i t fi l ed t h i s ap p eal p u rs u an t t o B o a r d o f Reg en t s v. Ca n a s , 2 9 5 Ga. Ap p. 5 0 5 (6 7 2

SE2 d 47 1 ) (2 0 09 ), wh i ch au t h o ri zed s uc h di rect ap p eal s o f cert ai n i n t erl o cu t o ry

ru l i n gs u n d er t h e co ll at eral o rd er d oct ri n e. H o wev er, as t h e Dep art m en t fu rt h er n o t es ,

t h e Geo rg i a Su p rem e Co u rt re c e n t l y o v erru led Ca n a s , h o l d i n g th at t h e d en i al o f a

m o ti o n t o d i s m i s s b as ed o n s o v erei g n i m m u n it y i s n ot su b

ject t o a d i rect ap p eal u n d er

t h e co l l at eral o rd e r d o c t ri n e. Ri ver a v. W a s h i n g t o n ,

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_ (Cas e No

. S1 5 G0 88 7

, d eci d ed M arch

, 2 5

, 2 0 1 6 ). “ Su ch a j u d ici al det erm in at i o n pres u m p t i v el y

ap p li es ret ro act i v el y to al l cas es i n th e ‘ p ip el i n e,’ u n l i k e a ch an g e i n t h e l aw res u l t i n g

fro m co n st i t ut i o n al o r s t at u t o ry am en d m en t

. [Ci ts .] ” Mu r p hy v. Mu r

p h y , 2 9 5 Ga. 3 7 6,

3 7 9 (7 6 1 SE2 d 5 3 ) (2 0 1 4). Acco rd i n g l y , t h e Dep art m en t was req u i red t o fo l l o w t h e

i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal pro ced u res o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ) t o ob t ai n ap p el l at e rev i ew o f

t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. Becau s e t h e Dep art m en t fai l ed t o fo l l o w t he req u i red ap p el l at e

p ro ced ure, i t s m ot i o n t o d i s m is s i s g ran t ed an d t h e ap peal is hereb y d i s m i s s ed fo r l ack

o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

. See Kl i es r a th v. Es t at e o f Da vi s , _

_ _ Ga.

__ _ (Cas e No

. S1 5 G1 2 0 6,

d eci d ed A p ri l 2 6

, 2 0 1 6 ).

On rem an d

, w e rem i n d t h e t ri al co u rt t h at “ co urt s s ho u l d ad d res s m o t i o n s o n

i m m u ni t y i ss u es as earl y as p ract i cab l e an d

, i f th ere i s an y su b st an t i al q u es t i o n , p erm i t

an in t erl o cu t o ry ap peal t o p ro ceed .” Ri ver a , su p ra a t

_ _ _ . See al s o Tu r n er v. Gi l es , May 09, 20162 6 4 Ga. 8 1 2, 8 1 3 -8 1 4 (1 ) (4 5 0 SE2 d 4 2 1) (1 9 9 4 ) (reco m m en d i n g t h at ex cep t i n cl ear

cas es , t ri al co u rt s s h o u l d i s s u e a cert i fi cat e o f im m ed i at e rev i ew u n d er OCGA § 5 -6

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3 4 (b ) fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry o rd ers d en y i n g d i sm i s sal o n t h e b as i s o f q u al i fi ed im m u n it y ).

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