# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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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 :

A1 7 A1 786. R IC H A R

D W A L K E R v. U

. S

. B A N K , N A T I ONAL A SSOCI ATI ON.

U. S. Ban k
, Nat i o n al As s o ci at i o n fi led a d i s p o s s es so ry act i o n ag ai n s t Ri ch ard

W al k er i n m ag i s t rat e co u rt

. Fo l l o wi n g a n a d v e r s e ru l i n g , W al ker ap p eal ed t o t h e

s u p eri o r co u rt

. Th e s u peri o r co urt en t ered s u m m ary ju d g m en t i n fav o r o f U. S. Ban k,

an d W al k er fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t h i s Co u rt

. Ho w ev er, t h e su p eri o r co u rt
d i s m i s s ed W al k er’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal u p on fi n di ng t hat W al k er h ad un reas o n ab l y an d
i n ex cu s ab l y ca u s e d d e l ay i n t h e fi l i n g o f a t ran s cri p t

. W al k er t h en fi l ed t h e i n s t an t
d i rect ap p eal fro m t h e s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s o rd er t hat d i sm i s s ed h i s n o t i ce o f ap p eal

. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is ap p eal fo r t h e fo l l owi n g reas on s

. Al t h ou g h an o rd er d i s m i s s i n g a n o t i ce o f ap p ea l m a y b e d i rect l y ap peal ab l e,

s ee, e.g

. , Amer i ca n Med

. S ecu r i t y Gr o u p v. Pa r ker
, 2 8 4 Ga. 1 0 2
, 1 0 3 (2 ) (6 6 3 SE2 d
6 9 7 ) (2 00 8 ), t h e u n derl y i n g s u b ject m at t er of an ap p eal co n t ro l s o v er th e rel i ef s o u g ht
i n d et erm i n i ng t h e p ro p er ap p el l at e p ro ced u re. See R eb i ch v. Mi l es , 2 6 4 Ga. 4 6 7
, 4 6 7

- 4 6 8 (4 4 8 SE2 d 1 9 2 ) (1 9 9 4). H ere, b ecau s e t h e su m m ary ju dg m en t d i s p o s ed o f a d e

n o v o a p p e a l fro m a m ag i s t rat e co u rt d eci s io n , W al ker w as req u i red t o fo l l o w t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal pro ced u res t o o b t ai n t h is Co u rt ’ s rev iew. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 ); Bu l l o ck v. S

a n d
, 2 6 0 G a. Ap p

. 8 7 4
, 8 7 5 (5 8 1 SE2 d 3 3 3 ) (2 0 0 3 ); S t r a ch a n v. Mer it o r Mo r t

g a g e Co r p

. E a s t , 2 1 6 Ga. A p p

. 82 (4 5 3 S E2 d 1 1 9 ) (1 9 9 5 ). W al k er’ s f a i l u r e t o d o s o d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d i ct i o n ov er t h i s ap p eal
, wh i ch i s h ere b y DISM ISSED. See Th o mp s on v. S a l a co a Hi g h l an d Pr o

p er t y Own er s ’ As s n

. , 2 9 5 Ga. Ap p

. 4 7 8
, 4 8 0 (6 7 2 SE2 d 4 4 8) (2 0 0 9 ) (d i s m is s in g d i rect ap p eal
, i rres p ect i v e o f t ri al

co u rt ’ s erro r o f d i sm i s s i n g n o t i ce o f ap p eal
, wh ere t h e u nd erl y i n g s um m ary ju d g m en t

was s u b ject t o t h e di s cret io n ary ap p l i cat i o n s t at u t e, y et ap p el l an t h ad fai l ed t o co m p l y July 10, 2017t h erewi t h ); Okekp e v. Co mmer ce Fu n d i n g Co r p ., 2 1 8 Ga. Ap p

. 7 0 5
, 7 0 6 (4 6 3 SE2 d
2 3 ) (1 9 9 5 ).

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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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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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f s a i d c o u r t
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, C l e r k

. 07/10/2017