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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 5 D0 36 4 . HAROLD R. LI LLY v . CI TY OF CARROLLTON, GEORGI A.

Haro l d Li l ly s u ed t h e Ci t y o f Carro l l t o n fo r d am ag es

. On Feb ru ary 1 2

, 2 0 1 5,

t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered a n o r d e r d i s m i s s i n g t h e co m p l ai n t wi t h p reju di ce. Li l l y t h en

fi led t h ree p ro -s e m o t i o ns s eek i n g d i s co v ery

, cert ai n i n ju n ct i v e rel i ef, an d t h e en t ry

o f d efau l t ju d g m en t i n h i s fav o r. On M arch 1 1, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered th ree s ep arat e

o rd ers den y i n g t ho s e m o t i o n s

, an d o n Ap ri l 1 0, Li l ly fi l ed t h i s ap p l icat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary ap peal s eek i n g rev i ew o f t h e M ar ch 1 1 o rd ers

. W e, ho wev er, l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

Becau s e n o p ro v i s i o n of OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) ap p l ies h ere, L i l l y was n ot

req u i red t o fi l e an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s c r et i o n ary ap p eal

. If a p art y ap p l i es fo r

d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o f a d irect l y ap p eal ab l e o rd er, we g ran t t he ap p l icat i o n u n d er

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (j). Bu t Li l l y d o es n o t h av e a ri gh t o f d i rect ap p eal

.

Th e t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er d i s m i ss i ng Li l l y ’ s c o m p lai n t was a fi nal

, d i rect l y

ap p eal ab l e ju d gm en t

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ); Gi s t v. D eKa l b Ti r e Co

. , 2 2 3 Ga.

Ap p

. 3 9 7

, 3 9 8 (1 ) (4 7 7 SE2 d 6 1 6 ) (1 9 9 6 ). Th us

, Li ll y h ad a ri g ht t o ap peal t h at

ju d g m en t wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f i t s en t r y. S e e O C G A § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). He d i d n o t d o s o.

In s t ead

, h e fi led t h ree p o s t -ju d g m en t m o t i o n s t h a t d i d n o t s eek t o set as i d e o r

o t h erwi s e i n v al i d at e th e d i s m i s s al o rd er, b u t in s t ead req u es ted vari ou s o th er fo rm s o f

rel i ef. Th e effect o f t h e tri al co u rt ’ s d i s m i ss al

, h o wev er, was to t erm i n at e th e act i o n

s o t h at Li l l y ’ s cl ai m s are n o l o n g er p en d i n g . See Gr es ha m v. Ha r r i s , 3 2 9 Ga. Ap p.

4 6 5

, 4 6 7 (7 6 5 SE2 d 4 0 0 ) (2 0 1 4 ). Un l es s t he d i s m is s al o rd er i s s et as i d e, Li l l y h as n o

ri gh t t o an y of t h e affi rm at i v e rel i ef req u es t ed i n h is p o s t -ju d g m en t m o t i o n s

.

Acc ord i ng l y

, t h i s ap pl i cat io n s eek i n g rev i ew o f th e d en i al o f t h e p o s t -ju d g m en t May 07, 2015m o ti o n s i s m o o t

. See Ra n d o l p h Co u n ty v. Jo h n s o n

, 2 8 2 Ga. 16 0 (1 ) (6 46 SE2 d 2 6 1 )

(2 0 0 7) (“ An ap peal b eco m es m o o t i f t h e ri g ht s i ns i s ted up o n co u l d n o t b e en fo rced

b y a ju d i ci al d et erm i n at i o n

. ”). It i s t herefo re D ISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju r i s d i ct i o n.

See OCGA § 5 -6 -4 8 (b ) (3 ).

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. 05/07/2015