# 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 :

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W el l s Farg o Ban k i n i tia te d a d i s p o s s es s ory act i o n ag ai n st Vi n ci a Bl ai s e i n s t at e

co u rt

. Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered a d i s p o s s es s o ry j u d g m e n t i n fav o r o f W el l s Farg o o n

J u n e 3 0

, 2 0 1 5

, an d Bl ai s e, wh o i s rep res en t ed b y G rad y Ro bert s , fi l ed a t i m el y n o t i ce

o f ap p eal

. W el l s Farg o s u b seq uen t l y m o v ed to di s m i s s t h e n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, an d o n

Decem b er 3, 2 0 1 5, th e t ri al co u rt en t ered an o rd er d i s m i ss i ng Bl ai s e’ s ap p eal

. Bl ai s e

fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h at o rd er o n J an u ary 5

, 2 0 1 6

. O n Feb ru ary 1

, 2 0 1 6

, t h e

t ri al co u rt en t ered a l at er o rd er d i s m i s s i ng Bl ai s e’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal fo r fai l in g t o p ay

co s t s , an d Bl ai s e fi l ed an am en d ed n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h at o rd er o n Feb ru ary 1 6,

2 0 1 6

. 1 W e l ack j u ri s d i ct i o n

. Pu rs uan t t o OCGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6

, an ap p eal fro m an y d i s p o s s es sor y j udgm e nt m

u s t

b e fi led wi t h i n sev en d ay s o f t h e d at e t h e j u d gm en t was en t ered

. S e e a l s o R a y M.

W r ig h t

, In c. v. Jo n es , 2 3 9 Ga. Ap p

. 5 2 1 (5 2 1 SE2 d 4 5 6 ) (1 9 9 9). Here, Bl ai s e’ s

J an u ary 5

, 2 01 6 n o ti ce o f ap p eal was fi l ed 3 3 day s aft er t h e s t a t e co urt 's Decem b er

3

, 2 01 5 o rd er was en tered

, an d Bl ai s e’ s Feb ru ary 1 6

, 2 0 1 6 no t i ce o f ap p eal w as fi l ed

1 5 d ay s aft er t he s t at e co u rt ’ s Feb ru ary 1

, 2 0 1 6 ord er was en t ered

. Th erefo re, we l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is ap p eal , an d i t i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

Pu rs uan t t o Co u rt of Ap p eal s Ru l e 1 5

, t h i s Co u r t m a y p e n al ize a p art y o r an

at t o r n e y fo r fi l i n g an ap p eal t h at i s det erm i n ed to b e fri v o l o us

. Becau s e Grad y

Ro b ert s h as i g n o red es tab l i s h ed Geo rg ia l aw an d t h i s Co u rt ' s rep eat ed i n s tru ct i o n t h at

1 Bl ai se al s o fi l ed a n ot i ce o f ap p eal fro m an o rd er pu rp o rt e d l y en t ered o n Feb ru ary 1 2 , 2 0 1 6 , b u t t h e reco rd d o es n o t co nt ai n an y s u ch o rd er. May 19, 2016an ap p eal fro m a d i s p os s es s o ry ju d g m en t m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n s ev en d ay s of t h e d at e

t h e j u d g m e n t w a s en t ered

, we h ereb y i m po s e a p en al t y o f $2 ,5 0 0 fo r fi l i n g t h i s

fri v ol o u s a p p l i cat i o n

. Th i s p en al t y i s i m p os ed ag ai n st at t o rn ey Grad y Ro b ert s , n ot

ag ai n s t ap p el l an t Vi n ci a Bl ai s e.

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

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, 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 i s a t r 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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th 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

. 05/19/2016