# 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 D0 02 1

. D AVI D TYRONE FORDHAM v

. GEORGI A DEPARTMENT OF

HUMAN RESOURCES EX REL. TI A ROCHELLE COOK.

In M arch 2 0 08

, Dav i d Ty ro n e Fo rd h am was o rd ered t o p ay ch i l d s u p p o rt fo r

h i s m i no r ch i l d pu rs u an t t o a f i n a l d e fau l t ord er. Th e tri al co u rt d en i ed Fo rd h am ’ s

m o t i o n t o s et as i d e t h e d efau l t o rd er an d m o t io n fo r reco n s id erat i o n o f t h e o r d e r

d en y i n g h i s m o ti o n to s et as i de t he d efau l t o rd er. 1 F o r d h a m t h en fi l ed a s eco n d

m o ti o n t o s et as i d e t h e defau l t ord er fo r s u p p o rt

, wh ich t he t ri al co u rt d en i ed o n J u n e

1 4

, 2 0 1 6

. On Au g us t 5

, 20 16

, Fo rd h am fi l ed t h is ap p li cat i o n fo r d is cret i o nary ap p eal

. W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. To b e t i m el y , a d i s cret i o n ary ap pl i cat io n m u st b e fi led wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry

o f t h e o rd er t o be ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e req u i rem en t s o f OCGA § 5 -6

-
3 5 are j u ri s d i ct io n al

, an d t h i s Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap p li cat i o n fo r ap p eal n o t m ad e

i n co m p l i an ce t h erewi t h

. Bo

yl e v. S t a t e , 1 9 0 G a

. A p p

. 7 34

, 7 34 (3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7 )

(1 9 8 9). Becau s e t h is ap p l i cat i o n was fi l ed 5 2 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er b ei n g

ap p eal ed

, i t is u n t i m e l y , an d we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n t o co n si der i t

. 2 Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s

1 Fo rd h am fi led a m o t i o n fo r an ex t en s i on o f t i m e t o f i l e an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal fro m

t h e 2 0 1 4 o rd er d en y i n g h i s m o t io n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n o f

t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al o f hi s m o t i o n t o s et as id e t h e d efau l t o rd er, w h i ch t h i s Co u rt
d en ied . See Fo r d

h a m v. Dep t . o

f Hu ma n Res o u r ces , Cas e No . A1 4 E0 0 2 0 (d eci d ed Ap ri l 3 , 2 0 1 4).

2 In h i s ap pl i cat i on , Fo rd h am al s o s eek s d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

o rd er gran t i n g a m o t i o n fo r co n t em pt en t ered J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 6

. F o r d h a m h as n ot

p ro v id ed a co py o f s uch an o r d er wi t h hi s ap p l icat i o n. Reg ard l es s , Fo rd h am ’ s August 24, 2016ap p li cat io n 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

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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

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ap p li cat io n wo u l d b e u n t i m el y as t o an y J u n e 7 , 2 0 1 6 o rd er. 08/24/2016