# 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,_

_ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _

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 5 A0 53 8 . SAMMY L. RI CHARDS v . W ELLS FARGO BANK N. A., et a l

.

Th i s i s t h e p art i es ’ s eco n d ap p earan ce b efo re t h i s Co u rt

. In t h e fi rs t , Sam m y

Ri ch ard s ap p eal ed th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er g ran t i n g s u m m ary ju dg m en t t o W el l s Farg o

Ban k an d fi n d in g m o o t h i s m o ti o n fo r l eav e t o fi l e co u n t ercl ai m s . W e affi rm ed t h e

g ran t o f s u m

m ary ju dg m en t b u t rem an d e d t h e c a s e fo r a ru l i n g o n t h e m eri t s o f t h e

m o ti o n fo r l eav e t o fi l e co un t ercl ai m s

. See R i ch ar d s v. W el l s Fa r g o Ba n k, N. A.

, 3 2 5
Ga. Ap p . 7 2 2 (7 54 SE2 d 7 7 0 ) (2 0 1 4 ).

On Au g u s t 1 3, 2 0 14

, t he t ri al co u rt den i ed Ri ch ard s ’ s m o t i o n fo r l eav e t o fi l e

co u nt ercl ai m s an d h i s m o t i o n fo r d efau l t ju d g m en t

. Sh o rt l y t hereaft er, Ri ch ard s ,
ap p eari n g p ro se, wh i l e rep res en t ed b y co u n s el

, fi l ed a m ot i on fo r recu s al

. On Au g u s t

2 0

, 2 0 1 4

, t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n fo r recu s al

. In i t s o rd er, t h e t ri al co u rt

ex p res s l y fo u n d t h at Ri ch ard s was s t i l l rep res en t ed b y co u n s el

. Des pi t e t h e fact t h at

Ri ch ard s was s t i l l rep r e s en t ed b y co u n s el

, h e fi l ed a p ro s e n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, ch al l en g i n g b o t h o rd ers . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Ri ch ard s can n ot at tem

p t t o rep res en t h im sel f wh i le at t h e s am e t i m e h e i s

rep res en t ed b y co u n s e l

. 1 See Ja co b s en v. Ha l d i

, 2 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. 81 7

, 8 1 9 (1 ) (4 3 7

1 Pri o r t o fi l i n g h i s p ro s e n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, Ri ch ard s fi l ed a d o cu m en t en t i t l ed

“ J u d i ci al No t i ce: W i t h drawal o f Co u n s el by Pl ai n t iff Nu n c Pro Tu n c

. . . .” H o wev er,
t h i s d o cu m en t was o f no effect

. “ A fo rm al wi t h d rawal of co u n s el can n o t b e

acco m pl i s h ed u n t il a f

t e r t h e t ri al co u rt i s s u es an o rd er p erm i t ti n g t h e w i t hd rawal

. Un t il s u ch an o rd er pro perl y i s m ad e an d en t ered

, no fo rm al wi t h d rawal can o ccu r an d

co u ns el rem ai n s co un s el o f reco rd .” (Ci t at i o n an d p u n ct uat i o n o m it t ed .) To l b er t v. To o l e , _

_ _ Ga. _

_ _ (Cas e No . S1 4 A1 1 5 8 , d eci d ed No vem b er 1 7 , 2 01 4 ). December 18, 2014SE2 d 8 1 9 ) (1 9 9 3 ). Acco rd i n gl y , h i s p ro s e n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s a n u ll it y

. See i d

. See

al s o To l b er t

, s u pra (ap p el l at e co u rt m ay d is m i s s a n ap peal wh en t h e ap p el l an t i s

rep res en t ed b y co u ns el b u t fi l es a p ro s e n o ti ce o f ap p eal ). Fo r t h i s reas o n , we l ack
ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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 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

. 12/18/2014