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Co m p an y t o reco v er cert ai n m ed i cal ex pen ses

. Al l s t at e an s wered an d fi l ed a t h i rd

p art y co m

p l ai n t ag ai ns t t h ree t hi rd -p art y d efen d an t s wh o t hen m ov ed t o di s m i s s t h e

cl ai m s a g a i n s t t h e m

. In an o rd er en t ered in Decem ber 2 0 1 9, t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed

t h e m o t i o n as t o t wo t h i r d

- p art y d efen d an t s , b u t d en ied th e m o t i o n as t o th e o t h er.

Al l s t at e t h en fi l ed t h is d i rect ap p eal . W e l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n

. Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ), ap p eal s g en eral l y m ay b e t ak en fro m “ [a] l l fi n al

ju d g m en t s , t h at i s t o s ay , wh ere t h e cas e i s n o l o n g er p en d i n g i n t h e co u rt b el o w.” In

a cas e in v o l v i n g m

u l t i pl e p art i es o r m

u l t i pl e cl ai m s , a d eci si o n ad j u d i c a t i n g fewer

t h an al l t h e cl ai m s o r t h e ri g h t s an d l iab i l it i es o f fewer t h an al l t h e p a r t i e s i s n o t a

fi nal j u d gm en t

. Jo hn s o n v. Ho s p

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. o f Amer i ca , 19 2 Ga. Ap p

. 6 2 8

, 6 2 9 (3 8 5

SE2 d 7 31 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Fo r a part y t o o bt ai n ap p el l at e rev i ew u n der s u ch ci rcu m s t an ces ,

t h ere m u st b e ei th er a n e x p r es s d et erm i n at i o n by t h e t ri al co u rt t hat t h ere i s n o ju s t

reas on fo r d el ay u n d er O CGA § 9 -1 1 -5 4 (b ) o r co m p l i a n ce wi t h t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry

ap p eal req u i rem en t s o f O C GA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). See i d

. W h ere n ei th er co de s ect i o n i s

fo l l o w ed , t he ap p eal i s p rem at u re an d m u s t b e d i s m i s s ed

. Id

. Here, t h e reco rd co n t ai n s n o i n di cat i on t h at t h e tri al co u rt d irect ed t he en t ry o f

j u d g m e n t u n d er § 9-1 1 -5 4 (b ) o r t h at t h e rem ai n i n g cl ai m s i n t h i s act i o n h av e b een

d i s p o s ed o f. Co n seq uen t l y , b ecau s e t h i s act i o n rem ai ns p en d i ng bel o w, A ll st at e was

req u i red t o u s e t he i nt erl o cu t ory ap p eal pro ced u res

– in cl u d i n g o b t ai n in g a cert i fi cat e

o f i m m ed i at e rev i ew fro m

t h e t ri al co u rt –

t o ap p eal t h e D ecem

b er 2 01 9 o rd er. See February 28, 2020OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ); Bo yd v. S t a t e , 1 9 1 G a. Ap p

. 4 35

, 4 3 5 (3 8 3 S E 2 d 9 0 6 ) (1 9 8 9 ).

Al l s t at e’ s fai l u re t o do so d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d i ct i o n o ver t hi s p rem at u re di rect ap p eal

,

w h i ch i s h ereb y D ISM ISSED. See Ba il ey v. Ba i l ey , 2 6 6 Ga. 8 3 2

, 8 3 3 (4 7 1 S E2 d

2 1 3 ) (1 9 9 6 ).

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f t h e C o u r t o

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. 02/28/2020