# 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 :

A1 5 D0 53 6

. K E NNETH DOBSON, et a l

. v . SI N CLAI R OCONEE R EALTY I NC.

Ken n et h an d Tri n a Do b s o n ap p eal ed to s u p eri o r co u rt aft er a m ag i st rat e co u rt

ren d ered a ju d gm en t ag ai ns t t h em i n t h i s act i o n i n v o l v in g th e s al e an d p urch as e o f a

m an u fact u red h o m e. Th e p art i es p ro ceed ed t o t ri al i n su p eri o r co u rt b ut u l t i m a t el y

en t ered i n t o a s et t l em en t ag reem en t , w h i ch t erm s w e r e e n t ered o n t h e reco rd o f t h e

co u rt

. Aft er t h e Do b s o n s refu sed to d is m i ss t h ei r cl ai m s , S i n c l ai r fi l ed m o t i o n s to

en fo rce t h e s et t l em en t ag reem en t an d fo r at t o rn ey ’ s fees
, a n d t h e D o b s o n s fi l ed

m o ti o n s t o recu s e an d t o ap peal t h e at t o rn ey ’ s fees award ed

. Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered
i t s fi n al o rd er o n J u n e 3
, 2 0 15
, i n wh i ch i t den i ed t h e Do b s o n s ’ m ot i o n t o recu s e, d en ied t hei r m ot i o n t o reco n s i d er th e award o f at to rn ey ’ s fees
, an d d i s m i s s e d t h ei r

co u nt ercl ai m s

. Ken n et h an d Tri n a Do b s o n fi l ed t hei r a p p l i c a t i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary
ap p eal o n Au g u st 6 , 2 0 1 5 . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. An ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o n ary ap p eal m u st b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 day s o f en t ry

o f t h e o rd er o r ju d g m en t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e req u i rem en t s o f
OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 are ju ri s d i ct i o n al
, an d t hi s Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap pl i cat i o n fo r

a p peal no t m ad e i n co m

p l ian ce t h erewi t h

. Bo

yl e v. S t a t e , 1 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 4 (3 8 0
SE2 d 5 7 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Becau s e t h e Do b s o n s fi l ed t h ei r ap p l i cat i on 6 4 d ay s aft er en t ry o f

t h e o rd er t h ey

s eek t o ap p eal
, i t i s u n t i m el y

. Th e Do bs o ns fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r m i s t ri al o n J u l y 1
, 2 0 15
, wh i c h m o t i o n i s in

s u b s t an ce o n e fo r reco n s i d erat i o n

. See Gh r i s t v. Fr i cks

, 2 1 9 Ga. Ap p

. 4 15 , 4 2 1 (2 ) (4 6 5 SE2 d 5 01 ) (1 9 9 5 ) ( i n d e t e rm i n i n g t he n at u re o f t h e m o t i o n s fi l ed
, su b s t an ce
rat h er t h an n o m en cl at u re co n t ro l s ). H o w e v er, t h e d en i al o f a m o t i o n fo r September 03, 2015reco n s i d erat i on i s n o t d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e n o r d o es i t ex t en d th e 3 0 -d ay d ead l i n e fo r

ap p eal i n g t h e u n d erl y in g o rd er. See Bel l v. Co hr a n , 2 4 4 G a. A p p

. 5 1 0
, 5 1 1 (5 3 6
SE2 d 1 87 ) (2 0 0 0 ); OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Fo r t hes e reas o n s , we l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er

t h i s d i scret i o n ary

ap p l i cat io n , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED

.

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 ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is 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 th 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

. 09/03/2015