# 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,_

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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 D0 20 8 . EUTHA L. DORSEY v . BYUNG KI M.

This c ase began as a disp o ssesso r y p ro c eed ing in mag i s t r a t e c o u rt. A f ter that

c o u rt issu ed a w rit o f p o ssessio n and j u d gment in fav o r o f B yu ng K im, Eu t ha D o rsey

ap p ealed to the state co u rt. The state c o u rt e ntered a f inal j u d gment in f

a v o r o f K im

o n D ec e mber 2, 2022. Ten d ays later, D o rsey f iled a d irec t ap p eal to this Co u rt; w e d ismissed the ap p eal as u ntimely and f o r f a ilu re to c o mp ly w ith the d isc r e t i o nary

rev iew p ro c ed u res. See D o rs ey v

. Ki m , Case N o

. A 24A 041 5 (Oc t. 1 6 , 2023); OCGA §§ 5- 6

- 35 (a) (1 1 ); 44- 7

- 56 (b) (1 ).

Fo llo w ing d ismissal o f her f irst ap p eal, D o rsey f

iled a mo tio n in the trial c o urt

p u rsu a nt to OCGA § 9

- 1 1

- 6 0 ( d ), seek ing to set asid e the D e c ember 2022 ord er. The
trial c ou rt d enied that mo tio n o n N ov ember 9 , 2023, and D o rsey f iled a d irec t ap p eal
that same d ay. A s w e d id w ith her f irst ap peal, w e d ismissed D orsey’ s sec o nd ap p eal
f o r lac k o f j u risd ic tio n. I n d o ing so , w e no ted that a n ap p e a l f r o m a t r ial c o u rt o rd er d enying a mo tio n to set asid e a j u d gment mu st be initiated by f iling an ap p lic atio n f

o r d isc r etio nary rev iew

. See D o rs ey v

. Ki m , Case N o. A 24A 07 34 (J an. 5 , 2024); OCGA § 5- 6

- 35 (a) (8), (b). Fo u r d a ys af ter w e d ismissed D o rsey’ s sec o nd ap p eal, she f iled
the cu rrent ap p lic atio n f

o r d isc retio nary re v i e w , s e e k ing to ap p eal the t rial c o u rt’ s
D ec ember 2022 and N o v ember 2023 o r d ers. A gain, ho w ev er, w e lac k j u risd ic tio n. To be t i m e ly, a disc retio nary ap p lic atio n m u st be f iled w ithin 30 d ays o f the
entry o f the ord er, d ec isio n, o r j u d gment s o u ght to be ap p ealed

. OCGA § 5

- 6

- 35 (d ).
This statu to ry d ead line is ju risd ic tio nal, and this Co u rt c a nno t a c c ep t an a p p lic atio n f o r ap p eal that f

a ils to co mp ly w ith the statu te. See In the In t eres t o f B. R. F. , 29 9 Ga. January 25, 202429 4, 29 8 (7 88 SE2d 41 6 ) (201 6 ) (ho ld ing that an ap p ellate c o u rt lac k s j u r isd ic tio n o v er

an u ntimely ap p lic atio n f

o r d isc retio nary a pp eal); Ha i r Res t o ra ti o n S peci a l i s ts v

. S ta te

o f Geo r g i a , 3 6 0 Ga. A p p

. 901 , 9 03 (86 2 SE2d 56 4) (2021 ) (c o mp lianc e w ith the
d isc r etio nary ap p e als p ro ced u re is j u risd ic tio nal, and f a i l u r e to c o mp ly w ith that

p ro c ed ure requ ires d ismissal o f the ap p eal). H ere, D o rsey f iled her ap p lic atio n mo re than a year f

o llo w ing entry o f the o rd er o f f inal j u d gment a nd 6 1 d ays af ter entry o f the

o rd er d enying her mo tio n to set asid e. Ac c o rd ingly, we lac k ju risd ic tio n t o c o nsid er this ap p lic atio n, w hic h is hereby D I SM I SSED

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r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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. 01/25/2024