# Co u r t o f A p p eals

o f th e S tate o f G eo r g ia

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Th e Co u rt

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 :

A2 4 A0 43 4

. MI CHAEL G. LALONDE v

. TAYLOR ENGLI SH DUMA, LLP et

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M i ch ael Lal o n de s u ed h i s fo rm er at t o rn ey s, Tay lo r En g li s h Du m a, LLP, an d

o n e o f i t s p art n ers , Mi ch ael H. Tro t t er, fo r l eg al m al p ract i ce. T h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed

s u m m ary ju d g m en t t o t h e l aw fi rm an d Tro tt er, an d Lal o n d e ap p eal ed t o th i s Co u rt

. W e affi rm ed t h e g ran t o f s u m m ary ju d g m en t i n La l o n d e v. Ta yl o r E n g l i s h Du ma
, LLP

, 3 4 9 Ga. Ap p

. 8 5 3 (8 2 5 SE2 d 2 3 7 ) (2 01 9 ) ( p h y s i cal preced en t o n ly ), an d in

d o i n g s o , d et erm i n ed t h at t h e cro s s ap p eal was m o o t

. Id

. at 86 3 (4 ). T he Su p rem e

Co u rt i ni t i al l y g ran t ed Lal on d e’ s ap p l i cat i o n fo r wri t o f cert i orari

, s e e La l o n d e v.

T a y l o r E n g l i sh Du ma
, LLP

, Cas e No

. S1 9C1 1 1 0 (No v

. 1 8

, 2 0 1 9 ), b u t l at e r
d et erm i n ed t h e wri t was i m p ro v i d en t l y g ran t ed an d d en i ed i t

. See La l o n d e v. Ta yl o r

En g li s h Du ma , LLP , Cas e No . S1 9 G1 1 1 0 (Ap r. 6 , 2 0 2 0).
Up o n rem i t t it u r, Lal o n d e fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r a p ret ri al co nferen ce, arg u i n g t h at

t h e t ri al co u rt gran t ed s u m m ary ju d g m en t o n l y o n o n e o f h i s cl ai m s an d t h at h i s l o s t

m ark et v al u e an d at t orn ey fees cl ai m s rem ai n ed t o b e ad ju d i cat ed

. T h e t ri al co u rt

d en ied Lal o n d e’ s m o t i o n, fi n d i n g t h at al l o f h i s cl ai m s were fu l l y res ol v ed ad v ers el y

t o h i m b y t hi s Co u rt . Fro m

t h at o rd er, Lal o n d e fi l ed t h i s d i rect ap p eal

. Pret erm it t i n g wh et her t he t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er was fi n al u n d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4
(a) (1 ), t he co u rt c o r r e c t l y d et erm i n ed t h at t h i s Co u rt p rev i o u s l y ad ju di cat ed al l o f

Lal o n d e’ s cl ai m s

. An d Lal o nd e m ay n o t rel i t ig at e i s s u es al read y d eci d ed b y t h i s

C o u rt

. See Ma ss ey v. Ma ss ey , 2 9 4 Ga. 1 63

, 1 65 (2 ) (7 5 1 SE2 d 3 3 0) (2 0 1 3 ) ( “ ‘[ A ]

p art y i s n o t en t i t l ed t o a s eco nd ap p eal fro m a s in g le o rd er.’ [Ci t .] ”). “ It i s ax i o m at i c

t h at t h e s am e i s s u e can n o t b e rel i t ig at ed ad i n fi n it u m

. Th e s am e i s t ru e o f ap p eal s o f November 17, 2023t h e s am e i ss u e o n t h e sam e g ro u n d s

. Ou r d et erm i n at i o n i n t he earl i er ap peal i s r e s

ju d i cat a; t h e i n s t an t ap p eal i s th erefo re b arred

, an d w e are w i t h o u t ju ri s di ct i o n to

rev i ew t h i s s am e m at t er fo r a s eco n d t i m e.” Ech o l s v. S t a t e , 2 4 3 Ga. Ap p . 7 7 5 , 7 7 5
(5 3 4 SE2 d 4 6 4 ) (2 0 0 0 ) (ci tat io n o m i t t ed ).

Acco rd i ng l y , Lal o n d e p res en ts n o i s su e fo r rev i ew, an d t hi s ap p eal i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED.

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, C l e r k

. 11/17/2023