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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 1 A1 70 1 ; A2 1 A1 7 0 2 ; A 21 A1 7 0 3

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In t h i s real es t at e d i sp u t e, th e p art i es o b t ai n ed t w o arb i t rat i o n award s

. Th ereaft er, i n t h e t ri al co u rt

, bo t h s i d es fi l ed p et i t i o n s t o co n fi rm t h e award s

. On

M arch 1

, 2 0 2 1

, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered a “ Fi n al Ord er an d J u d g m en t ” co n fi rm i n g t h e

arb i t rat i on award s an d req u i ri n g Nawk aw Pro p ert ies

, In c. t o co m p l y wi t h o n e o f t h e

arb i t rat i on award s b y s p eci fi c p erfo rm an ce. Ho wev er, t h e t ri al co u rt res erv ed ru l i n g

o n t h e p art i es ’ req u es t s f o r a t t o r n e y fees an d s an ct i o n s

. On Ap ri l 9, 2 0 21

, t h e t ri al

co u rt o rd ered Nawk aw t o dep o s i t a s u p ers ed eas b o n d. On Ap ri l 2 2, 2 0 21

, t h e t ri al

co u rt en t ered a co rrect ed “ Fi n al Ord er an d J u d g em en t ” pu rs u an t t o OCGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0
(g ).Th e co u rt ag ai n co n fi rm ed t h e arb i t rat i o n award s an d o rd ered Nawk aw t o co m p l y

t h erewi t h

, an d en t ered ju d g m en t ag ai n s t N awk aw. T h e co u rt ag ai n res erv ed ru l i n g o n

t h e p art i es ’ req u es ts fo r at t o rn ey fees p u r s u a n t t o OCGA § 9 -1 5 -1 4 an d m ot i o n fo r

s an ct i o n s

. Th e co u rt al s o res erv ed ru l i n g o n m o t i o ns t o d is qu al i fy Nawk aw’ s co u n s el

an d fo r co n t em

p t an d s et t h e res erv ed m at t ers fo r a h eari n g

. In Cas e N o

. A2 1 A1 7 0 1,

Nawk aw ap p eal s fro m t h e M arch 1 o rd er; i n Cas e No

. A2 1 A1 7 0 2

, Nawk aw ap p eal s

fro m th e A p ri l 9 o rd er; an d i n Cas e No

. A2 1 A1 7 0 3

, N awk aw ap p eal s fro m t h e Ap ri l

2 2 o rd er. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n.

“ Gen eral l y , an o rd er i s fi n al an d ap p eal ab l e wh en i t l eav es no i s su es rem ai n i n g

t o b e res o l v ed

, co n s t i t u t es t h e co u r t ’s f i n a l ru li n g o n th e m eri t s of t he act i o n , an d

l eav es th e p ar t i e s w i t h no fu rt h er reco u rs e i n t h e t ri al co u rt .” Th o m a s v. Do u g l a s

Co u n t y , 2 1 7 Ga. Ap p . 5 2 0 , 5 2 2 (1 ) (4 57 SE2 d 8 3 5 ) (1 9 95 ). Al t h o u g h d en o m i n at ed

as “ fi n al o rd ers ,” t h e t ri al co u rt res erv ed res o l u t i o n o f n u m ero u s i s s u es i n i t s o rd ers July 14, 2021o f March 1 an d Ap ri l 2 2

, i n cl u d i n g co n t em p t

, d i s q u al i fi cat i o n , an d s an ct i o n s

. Acco rd in g ly

, t h es e o rd ers are n o t fi n al

. See Fo r es t Ci t y Gu n Cl u b v. Ch a t h a m Co u n t y , 2 8 0 G a. Ap p

. 2 1 9

, 2 2 0 (6 3 3 SE2 d 6 23 ) (2 00 6 ) (ex p l ai n in g t h at t h e Co u rt m u s t

co n st ru e o rd ers “ acco rd i n g t o t h ei r s u b s t an ce an d fu n ct i o n an d n o t m erel y by

n o m en cl at u re”). In o rd er t o appeal fro m th es e no n -fi n al o rd ers , Nawk aw was req u i red

t o fo l l o w t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced ure s s e t fo rt h in OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ),

i n cl u d i n g o b t ai ni ng a cert i f i c a t e o f i m

m ed i at e rev i ew an d fi l i n g an ap p l i cat i o n

. It s

fai l u re t o d o s o h ere dep ri ves t h i s Co u rt of ju ri s d i ct i o n

. See Is l a mkh a n v. Kh a n , 2 9 9

Ga. 5 48

, 5 51 (2 ) (7 8 7 SE2 d 73 1) (2 0 1 6 ); Ei d s o n v. Cr ou t ch

, 3 3 7 Ga. Ap p

. 5 4 2

, 5 4 3
(7 8 8 SE2 d 1 2 9 ) (2 0 1 6 ).

Si m i l arl y , th e t ri al co u rt ’ s Ap ri l 9 o rd er req u i ri n g a s u p ers ed eas b o n d i s n o t a

fi nal ap p eal ab l e o rd er wi t h i n th e m ean i n g of OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 b ecau s e m at t ers rem ai n

p en di n g i n t h e t ri al co u rt

. See P r u et t v. Co m mer ci al Ba n k of Ga

. , 2 11 Ga. Ap p

. 6 9 2,

6 9 4 (4 40 SE2 d 8 5 ) (1 9 9 4 ).

Nawk aw’s fai l u re t o co m p l y wi t h t h e in t erl ocu t o ry ap p eal req ui rem en t s

d ep ri v es t h i s Co urt o f j u ri s d i c t i o n t o co n s i d er t h es e ap p eal s , wh ich are h ereb y

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. 07/14/2021