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BANK TRUST NATI ONAL ASSOCI A TI ON.

Aft er p l ai n t i ffs Bo b b y an d A m an d a J o h n s o n f i l ed a p et it i o n t o q u i et t i t l e

ag ai n s t d efen d an t 1 90 0 Cap i t al Tru s t III, b y U. S. Ban k Tru s t Nat i o n al As s o ci at i o n

(“ 1 90 0 Cap i tal ”), 19 0 0 Cap i tal an swered an d as s ert ed t w o co u n t ercl ai m s ag ai n s t t h e

J o h n so n s

. In an o rd er en t ered o n M ay 1 0

, 20 2 1

, th e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed 1 9 0 0 Cap i t al ’ s

m o ti o n t o d i s m i s s t h e J o h ns o n s ’ p e t i t i o n an d i t s req u es t s fo r a bi l l o f p eace an d

OCGA § 9 -1 5 -1 4 (a) at t orn ey fees

. Th e Jo h ns o n s t h en fi l ed th i s p ro s e ap pl i cat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary

rev i ew, s eek i n g t o ap p eal t h e M ay 1 0 o rd er. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ), ap peal 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 ng er p en d i n g i n t h e co urt b el o w.” In

a c a s e in v o l v i n g m

ul t i p l e p art ies o r m

u l t ip l e cl ai m s

, a d eci s i o n ad ju d i cat i ng fe w e r

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 art i e s i s n o t a

fi nal ju dg m en t

. Jo h n s o n v. Ho s p

. Co r p

. o f Amer i ca
, 1 9 2 Ga. Ap p

. 6 2 8

, 6 2 9 (3 8 5

SE2 d 7 3 1 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Fo r a p art y t o o b tai n ap p el l at e rev i ew u n d er su ch ci rcu m s t an ces

,

t h ere m u st b e ei th er an ex p r e s s d e t 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 an ce wi t h t h e i n t er l o c u t o ry

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

. W h ere n ei t h er co d e 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 m at eri al s t hat t h e J o h n so n s h av e s u b m i t t ed wi t h t he i r ap p l i cat i o n

co n tai n n o i n d icat i o n t h at t h e tri al co u rt h as ad ju d i cat ed 1 9 00 Cap i t al ’ s co un t ercl ai m s

o r d i rect ed t h e en t ry o f j u d gm en t u n d e r O C G A § 9 -1 1 -5 4 (b ). Co n s eq uen t l y

, i t

ap p ears t h at t h i s act i o n rem ai n s p en d i n g i n t h e t ri al co u rt

, a s a res u lt o f wh i ch t h e June 14, 2021J o h n so n s were req u i red to u s e t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced u res – i n cl u d i n g

o b t ai n i n 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 c o u r t

– t o s eek ap p el l at e

rev i ew o f t h e M ay 1 0 o rd er. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ); Bo yd v. S t a te

, 1 9 1 Ga. Ap p.

4 3 5

, 4 3 5 (3 8 3 SE2 d 9 0 6 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Reg ard l es s o f w h e t h e r an ap p l icat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew w o ul d b e req u i red t o ap p eal t h e M ay 10 o rd er i f i t were fi n al

, t h e

J o h n so n s ’ fai l u re t o co m

p l y w i t h t h e i n t erl o cu to ry ap p eal pro ced u res d ep ri v es u s o f

ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s ap p l i cat io n

, wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. See Ba i l ey v. Ba i l ey
,

2 6 6 Ga. 8 3 2

, 8 3 3 (4 7 1 SE2 d 2 13 ) (1 9 9 6 ); s ee al s o g en eral l y Scr u gg s v. Ga

. Dep t

. of

Hu ma n Res o u r ces
, 2 6 1 Ga. 5 8 7

, 5 8 8 (1 ) (4 0 8 SE2 d 1 0 3 ) (1 9 9 1 ) (t h e d i s cret i o n ary

ap p li cat io n s tat u t e do es n o t rel i ev e an ap p el l an t seek i n g rev i ew o f an i n t erl o cu t o ry

o rd er o f t h e req u i rem en t o f o b t ai n i n 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 ).

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f G e o r g ia

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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

. 06/14/2021