# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

_ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _

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 :

A1 8 E0 05 2 . O’BRI EN v . LEW I S.

To d d O’ Bri en fi l ed t hi s em erg en cy m o t i o n fro m

a fi n al o rd er o f t h e Su p eri o r

Co u rt o f Fo rs y th Co u n t y

en t ered i n Ci v i l Act i o n Fi l e No . 1 7CV-1 2 7 2 -3 o n J an u ary

3 1

, 2 0 1 8. In t h at o rd er, t h e t ri al co u rt o rd ered t h at Jen n ifer Lewi s , O’ Bri en ’ s ex -wi fe,

h av e p ri m ary p hy s i cal cu s to d y of t h ei r m inor c h i ldr e n, w ith deci s i o n m ak i n g au t h o ri t y

i n cl u d i n g o v er e d u c a t i o n al m at t ers

. Th e fi n al o rd er al s o d i s so l v ed an i nju n ct i o n

en t ered in DeKal b Co u n t y o n Au gu s t 1 2

, 2 0 1 6

, o rd eri n g t h at t h e ch i l d ren at t en d t h e

s ch o ol i n DeKal b Co u n t y t h at t h ey h ad b een at t en d i n g b efo re Lewi s re l o c a t ed to

Fo rs y t h Co u nt y

. Th e J an u ary 3 1

, 2 0 18 o rd er i m p o s ed a p aren ti ng p l an , i n c l u d i n g a

d et ai led v i s i tat i o n s ch ed u l e, bu t d i d n o t sp ec i f y a sch ed u l e fo r h o l i d ay s

. Th e co u rt

o r d e r ed t h e p art i es to en t er i nt o a p aren t i ng p l an t h at d i v i d es u p t h e s i g n i fi c a n t

h o l i d ay s

.

Acco rd i ng t o O’ Bri en , h e fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r a n ew tri al o n Feb ru ary 1 5

, 2 0 1 8,

wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s aft er t h e en t ry o f t h e J an u ary 3 1 , 2 0 18 fi n al ju d g m en t. See OCGA §

5 -5 -4 0 (a) (“ Al l m o t i o n s fo r n ew t ri al

, ex cep t in ex t rao rd i n ary cas es , sh al l b e m ad e

wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f t h e e n t ry o f th e ju d g m en t o n t h e v erd i ct o r en t ry of t h e ju d g m en t

wh ere t h e cas e was t ri ed wi t h o u t a ju ry

. ”). He s tat es t h at n o heari ng h as b een h el d o r

s ch ed u l ed o n h i s m ot i o n fo r a n ew t ri al

.

On M arch 2 7

, 2 0 1 8

, t he co u rt en t ered a p aren ti n g p lan p ro p o s ed b y Lewi s

. Th e

f o r m p l an res t at ed el em en t s fro m t h e J an u ary 3 1

, 20 1 8 fi nal ord er, in cl u d i n g

as s i g n i n g L ewi s p ri m ary p h ys i c a l cu s t o d y wi t h d eci s i o n m ak in g au t h o ri t y o v er May 16, 2018ed u cat i o n al m at t ers , an d ad ded a p l an fo r ro t at in g h ol i d ay s as t h e co u rt h ad d i rect ed

.

On Ap ri l 2 6

, 2 0 18

, O’ Bri en fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h e Jan u ary 3 1

, 20 1 8 o rd er.

In h i s m ot i o n , O’ Bri en as k s t h at t h i s Co u rt s t ay p ro ceed i n g s i n t h e t ri al co u rt

, rei n s tat e t h e p rev i o u s o rd ers i n t h i s m at ter o n a t em p o rary b as i s , an d en

jo in Lewi s

fro m wi th d rawi n g t h e ch i ld ren fro m t h ei r DeKal b Co u n t y s ch oo l

. O’ Bri en av ers t h at

t h e DeKal b Co u n t y s ch o o l i s a m ag n et s ch oo l t h at h as a wai t i n g li s t an d th at

, i f t h e

ch i l d ren are wi t h d rawn an d h e l at er p rev ai ls i n h i s ap p eal

, t hey wi ll no t be ab l e t o reen ro l l fo r t he n ex t s ch oo l y ear.

Un d er Geo rg ia l aw,

A n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h e ju d g m en t [i n a ci v i l cas e]

, fi led wh i l e a

m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri a l i s p en d in g , an d un acco m p an i ed b y a p ro p er

cert i fi cat e fo r i m

m ed iat e rev i ew, co nfers n o ju ri s d i ct i o n i n t he ap p el l at e

co u rt an d res u l t s i n a di s m i ss al o f t h e ap p eal

. If a m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al i s

t i m el y f i l ed as p ro v i d ed i n OCGA § 5 -5 -4 0

, t he d i v es t i t u re o f

ju ri s di ct i o n i s t h en d el ay ed u n t i l th e m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al i s ru l ed u p o n

an d a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t he ru li n g h as b een fi l ed o r t h e p eri o d fo r

ap p eal i ng t h e ru li n g h as ex pi red

.

(Ci t at i o n a n d p u n ct u at i on o m i t t ed .) Co o p er v. S p ot t s , 3 0 9 Ga. Ap p. 3 6 1, 3 6 3 (7 1 0

SE2 d 1 5 9 ) (2 0 1 1 ). See al s o Dr a ke v. Cl u tt er , 1 94 Ga. A p p

. 6 4 4 ( 3 9 1 SE2 d 4 7 3 )

(1 9 9 0); Ch ri s t op h er J

. M cFad d en et al

. , Ga

. A p p e l l a te Pr a ct i ce , § 1 1 : 1 9 (u p d at ed

No v em b er 2 0 17 ). O’ Bri en ’ s m ot i o n s h o ws t h at h i s n o t i ce o f ap p eal was p rem at u re,

b ei n g fi l ed wh i l e a m o t i o n fo r n e w t r i al was pen d in g

. Th u s , th e t ri al co u rt h as n ot

b een di v es t ed o f ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Becau s e an y ap p eal do ck et ed b as ed on O’ Bri en ’ s A p r i l 2 6

, 2 0 1 8 n o t i ce o f

ap p eal w o u l d b e d i s m i s s ed b y th i s Co u rt

, h e h as n o t s h o wn h o w g ran t i n g t h e m o t i o ni s n eces s ary t o p rese r ve thi s Co u rt ’ s ju ri sd i ct i o n o ver an y u p co m i n g ap p eal

. See Co u rt

o f Ap peal s Ru le 4 0 (b ). Acco rd i n g l y , O’ Bri en ’ s em erg en cy m ot i o n i s DENIED.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

, A t la n t a

,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r t i f y th a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

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

. 05/16/2018