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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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. A MI NOR CHI LD C. H., BY AND THROUGH HI S GUARDI ANS

CHRI STOPHER J ASON HOLLAND et a l. v

. VI EW POI NT HEALTH.

M i n o r ch i l d C. H., t h ro u g h h i s l eg al g u ard i an s , fi led t h i s t o rt act i o n ag a i n s t

Vi ewPo i n t Heal t h an d m i n o r ch i l d K. D. Vi ewPo i n t m o v ed to d i s m i s s t h e cl ai m s

as s ert ed ag ai n s t it

. Fo l l owi n g a h eari n g , th e t ri al co u rt g ran ted th e m ot i on , d is m i s s i n g

t h e co m p l a i n t w i t h p reju d i ce “ as t o Vi ewPo i n t Heal t h .” C. H. t h en fi l ed t h i s d i rect

ap p eal , b u t we l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ) g en eral ly al l o ws d i rect ap p eal s fro m fi n al ju d g m en t s

.

“ In a cas e i n v o lv i n g m

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

ul t i p l e cl ai m s , a d eci si o n ad ju d i cat i n g fewer

t h an al l t h e cl ai m s o r t he ri g h t s an d li ab i l i t i es o f l es s t han al l t he part i es i s n o t a fi n al

j u d g m en t .” Jo h ns o n v. Ho s p

. Co r p

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

. 6 2 8, 6 2 9 (3 8 5 S E2 d

7 3 1 ) (1 9 8 9 ) (p u nct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). Su ch a ru l i n g m ay b e a p p e al ed o n ly if t h e t ri al

co u rt m ak es an ex p res s det erm i n at i o n t h at t h ere i s n o ju s t reas on f o r d e l a y an d an

ex p res s d i rect i o n fo r t h e en t ry o f ju d g m en t u n d er OCGA § 9-1 1 -5 4 (b ), o r t h e p art y

s eek i n g t o ap p eal co m

p l ies wi t h t h e i n terl o cu t o ry ap peal req u irem en ts o f OCGA § 5

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6 -3 4 (b ). See i d.

Th e reco rd b efo re u s co n t ai n s n o i n d i cat i o n th at t h e t ri al co u r t d i r e c t ed t h e

en t ry o f j u d g m en t u n der OCGA § 9 -1 1 -5 4 (b ) o r t h at C. H.’ s cl ai m s ag ai n s t t h e

rem ai n i n g d efen d an t

, K. D., h av e b een d is m i ss ed

. 1 Becau se t h e cl ai m s ag ai n s t K. D.

rem ai n p en d i n g, t h e ord er di s m i s s i n g th e co m p l ai n t as to Vi ewPo in t i s a n o n

- f i n a l

1 At t h e h eari n g o n Vi ewPo i n t ’ s m o t i o n t o d i s m i s s , th e t ri al co u rt s tat ed t h at K.

D. h ad n o t y et b een s erv ed

. August 17, 2021o rd er t h at d i d n o t res o l v e al l i ss u es i n t h e cas e. See Co n s eco Fi n a n ce S er vi ci n g Co r

p.

v. Hi ll

, 2 5 2 Ga. Ap p

. 7 7 4, 7 7 5 (1 ) (5 5 6 SE2 d 46 8 ) (2 0 01 ); Jo h ns o n , 19 2 Ga. Ap p

. at

6 2 9

. Th erefo re, C. H. was req u i red to fo l l o w t h e i n t erl o cu t ory ap p eal p ro ced u res s et

fo rt h in OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). See Ba i ley v. Ba i l ey , 2 6 6 Ga. 8 3 2

, 8 3 2 -8 3 3 (4 7 1 SE2 d

2 1 3 ) (1 9 9 6 ); S

cr u g g s v. Ga

. Dep t

. o

f Hu ma n Res o u r ces , 2 6 1 Ga. 5 87

, 5 8 8-5 8 9 (1 )

(4 0 8 SE2 d 1 0 3 ) (1 9 91 ). C. H .’ s fai l ure t o fo l l o w t h e pro p er ap pel l a t e p r o c e d u re

d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d ict i o n o v er t h i s ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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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

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, C l e r k

. 08/17/2021