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o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

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A2 1 D0 41 4 . YI NG CHEN v

. ANNA SANDER.

An n a San d er fi l ed a p et i t i o n fo r st al ki n g t em p o rary p ro t ect i v e o rd er ag ai n s t h er

n ei g h b o r, Yi n g C hen

. Th e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed t h e p ro t ect i v e o rd er, an d Ch en fi l ed a

“ M ot i o n t o Set A si d e o r i n t he Al t ern at i v e M ot i o n fo r N ew Tri al .” Th e t ri al co u rt

d en ied t h e m o ti o n , an d Ch en fi l ed t h i s ap pl icat i o n fo r d i s cret i on ary ap p eal

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Ch en i s en ti t led t o a d i rect ap p eal

. “ Becau se t h e pro t ect iv e o rd er d i d n o t ari s e

o u t o f a d o m es t i c r el at i o ns m at t er t h at wo u l d s u bject it t o t h e d is cret i o n ary ap p eal

p ro ced ures

, i t i s di rect l y ap p eal ab l e.” Bo d i v. Rya n

, 35 8 Ga. Ap p. 2 6 7

, 2 6 8 n

. 3 (8 5 5

SE2 d 1 1 ) (2 0 2 1 ). Here, Ch en d i d n o t ap peal d i rect l y f r o m t h e pro t ect i v e o rd er; s h e

ap p eal ed fro m t he t ri al co urt ’ s s u b s eq u en t ord er d en y i n g h er m o t io n fo r new t ri al

. Bu t

t h e t i m el y fi l i n g o f a m o t io n fo r n ew t ri al g en eral l y ex t en d s t h e d ead l i n e fo r fi l i n g a

n o t i ce o f ap peal

. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Becau s e Ch en fi l ed h er ap p l icat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g h er m o t i o n fo r

n ew t ri al

, s h e i s en ti t led t o a d i rect ap p eal u n der OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ). 1 See i d

.

1 Ch en al s o m ov ed t o s et as id e t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er b as ed o n t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

fai l u re t o co n d u ct a h eari n g wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s

. See OCGA § § 1 6 -5 -9 4 (e) an d 1 9 -1 3 -3

(c). A d i scret i o n ary ap p l i cat i o n i s re q u i r e d f r o m an o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i o n t o s et

as i d e u nd er O CGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ). See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (8 ). To th e ex t en t t h at

Ch en ’ s m o t i o n i s co n st ru ed as a m o t i o n to set as id e un d er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ), Ch en

i s req ui red t o fi l e a d i s cret i o n ary ap p l icat i o n if s h e o n l y ch al l en g es t h e d en i al o f t h e

m o ti o n t o s et as id e. See Vo yl es v. Vo yl es

, 3 0 1 Ga. 4 4, 4 6 -4 7 (7 99 SE2 d 16 0 ) (2 0 1 7 )

( c o u r t s lo o k t o t h e i s s ues rai s ed t o d et erm i ne t h e ap p ro p ri at e ap p el l at e p ro ced u re)

. Here, ho wev er, Ch en al s o ap pears t o ch al l en g e t h e ev i d en t i ary b as is fo r t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s ru l i n g

, w h i ch i s p ro p erl y rai s ed i n a m ot i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. See Th e Hu d so n August 06, 2021Th i s Co u rt wi l l g ran t an o t h erwi s e t i m el y d i s cret i on ary ap p l i cat i o n if t h e l o wer

co u rt ’ s o rd er i s d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e an d t h e ap pl i can t h as no t al read y fi l ed a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (j). Acco rd in g l y

, th i s ap p li cat i o n i s h ereb y GRANTED.

Ch en s h al l h av e t en d ay s fro m th e d at e of t h i s o rd er to fi le a n o ti ce o f ap peal wi t h t h e

t ri al c o u r t

. If s h e h as al read y fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, s h e n eed n ot fi l e a s eco n d

n o t i ce. T h e cl erk o f t h e t ri al co urt i s DIRECTED t o i n cl u d e a co p y o f th i s o rd er i n t h e

reco rd t ran s m i t t ed t o t h e Co u rt o f Ap p eal s

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, LLC v. Bu ckh ea d Cmt y. Ba n k, 3 0 4 Ga. Ap p. 3 2 4

, 3 26 (1 ) (6 9 6 SE2 d 3 7 2 )

(2 0 1 0) (“ ‘ A m o t i o n fo r a n ew t ri al i s a p ro p er m ean s o f s eek i ng a r e t r i al o r

reex am i n at i o n

, i n t h e s am e co u rt

, o f a n i s s u e o f fact

, o r o f s o m e p art o r p o rt i o n

t h ereo f, aft er d eci s io n b y a ju ry o r a d eci s i o n b y

t h e co u rt t h ereo n .’ ”).

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