# 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 E0 04 2 . KAI LA v . SI NHA et a l

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San jeev Kai l a, M

. D

. , h a s m o v ed u n d er Co u rt o f Ap peal s Ru l e 4 0 (b ) fo r an

em e r g e n c y s t a y o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s M arch 1 6, 2 0 1 7 o rd er t o t h e ex t en t t h at o rd er

co m p el s h i m t o p ro d u ce cert ai n d o cu m en t s an d i n fo rm at i o n wh i c h h e co nt en d s are

res t ri ct ed an d co n fi d en t i al u n d er Can ad i an l aw. Dr. Kai l a al s o as k s t h is Co urt t o s t ay

h i s d ep os i t io n sch ed u l ed fo r A p ri l 1 2 , 2 0 1 7 , wh erei n h e m ai n t ai n s h e w i l l b e as k ed

t o tes t i fy ab o u t t he al l eg ed l y res t ri ct ed an d co nfi d en t i al i n fo rm at io n

. Un der o u r Ru l e

4 0 (b ), th i s Co urt m ay i s s u e s u ch o rd ers as m ay b e n eces s ary t o pres erv e j u ri s d i ct i o n

o f an ap p eal o r t o p rev en t t h e co n t es t ed i s s u e fro m b eco m i n g m o ot

.

Th i s m o t i o n co n cern s a ru l i n g on a di s co v ery d i s p u t e i n o ng o i n g l i t i g at i o n

. An

i n t erl o cu t o ry o rd er, wh i c h i s at is s u e h ere, m ay be ap p eal ed b y ap p l icat i o n u p o n

co m p l ian ce wi t h t h e p ro v i s i o n s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ), i n cl u d i n g

, am o n g o t h er

t h i n g s

, t i m el y cert i fi cat i o n b y t h e t ri al co u rt t h a t i m m e d i at e rev i ew s h al l b e h ad

.

Fro m t h e i n fo rm at i o n p ro v i d ed t o t h i s C o u r t

, i t d o es n o t ap p ear t hat Dr. K ai l a h as

s o u g ht t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co u rt ’s M arch 16

, 2 0 1 7 o rd er t h ro u g h t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry

ap p eal p ro ces s

. Co n t em

pt o rd ers are i m

m ed i at el y ap p eal ab l e u n d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4

(a) (2 ), b u t Dr. Kai l a has n ot b een h el d i n co n t em pt o f t h e M arch 16

, 2 0 1 7 o rd er. Dr.

Kai l a fi l ed a “ No t i ce o f Ru l e 4 0 (b ) Ap pea l ” i n t h e co u rt b el ow, b u t h i s req u es t fo r

rel i ef u n d er t h i s C o u rt ’ s Ru l e 4 0 (b ) d i d n o t i n i t i at e a d irect or i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal

fro m t h e M arch 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 o rd er.

Th i s Co u rt wi l l ex erci s e it s p o wers u n d er Ru l e 4 0 (b ) s pari n g l y

, an d

, g en eral l y

,

n o o rd er o r d i rect i o n wi l l b e g i v en i n an ap p eal u nt i l d o ck et ed i n t h i s C o u r t

. N o

ap p eal o r ap p l icat i o n fo r ap p eal i n t h i s m at t er h as b een do ck et ed i n th i s Co u rt

. No r April 11, 2017h as D r. Kai l a, wh o h as n ot y et co m p l i ed or refu s ed t o co m

p l y wi t h t h e tri al co urt ’ s

o rd er, d em o n s t rat ed th at t h e co n t es t ed i ss u es ad d res s ed in t he tri al co u rt ’ s o rd er wi l l

n eces s ari l y b eco m e m o o t. Fo r t h e fo reg o i n g reas on s

, D r. Kai l a’ s m o t i on i s D ENIED.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

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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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

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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W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 04/11/2017