FI FTH DI VI SI ON

M cFA DDEN, P. J.

, GOBEI L A ND PI NSON, JJ.

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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A2 2 A0 31 5 . YANES v . ESCOBAR.

M C F A D D E N , Pres id i n g J u d g e.

Th i s ap p eal m

us t b e d i sm i s s ed b ecau s e i t i s s u b ject t o t h e d is cret i o nary ap p eal

p ro ced ure an d al s o b ecau s e it i s s u b ject t o t h e s h o r t e n e d a p p eal d ead l i n e fo r

d i s p o s s es s o ry

act i o n s.

In No v e m

b e r 20 1 9

, Mari a d e Es co bar fi l ed a co m p l ai n t fo r di v o rce i n t h e

s u p eri o r co u rt ag ai ns t h er h u s b an d

, No e Orl an d o Es co b ar-Vel as q u ez. Am on g o t h er

t h i n g s , t he co m

p lai n t al l eg ed t h at Es co b ar w as en ti t led to th e ex cl u s i v e u s e an d

o wn ers hi p o f t h e m ari t al res i d en ce. In Decem b er 2 0 1 9

, S a

bino Y a ne s—

w h o a ll eg ed l y

p u rch as ed t h e res i d en ce fro m Es co b ar’ s h u s b an d

— fi l ed a d is p o ss es s o ry act i o n in

m ag i s t rat e co u rt ag ai n s t Es co bar. Es co b ar fi led an an s wer, co u n t ercl ai m , an d m o t i o n

t o t ran s fer t h e d is p os s es so ry cas e t o s u p eri or co urt

, cl ai m i n g her h us b an d h adfrau du l en t ly t ran s ferred t h e m ari t al res i d enc e to Y a ne s, his f or m e r br othe r

- in- l aw. Th e

m ag i s t rat e co u rt t ran s ferred t h e d i s p o s s es s o ry cas e t o s u p eri or co u rt

. Yan es t h en fi l ed

an e m e r g en cy m o t i o n fo r i n ju n ct i v e rel i ef, s eek i n g Es co b ar’ s rem ov al fro m t h e

p rem i s es

.

On J an u ary 2 4

, 2 0 2 1, t h e s u p eri o r co urt en t ered t hree s ep arat e o rd ers t h at (1 )

d en ied Yan es ’ s m o t i o n fo r i n j u n ct i v e rel i ef, (2 ) ad ded Yan es as an i n d i sp en s ab l e

p art y i n t h e d i v o rce cas e, an d (3 ) jo i n ed t h e d i s p o s s es s o ry an d d i v o rce cas es i n a

s i n g l e a c t i on

. O n Feb ru ary 2 2

, 2 0 2 1

, Yan es fi l ed n o t i ces of d i rect ap p eal fro m al l

t h ree ru l in g s . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n.

“ Gen eral l y , an o rd er is fi n al an d ap p eal ab le wh en i t l eav es n o i ss u es rem ai n i n g

t o b e res o l v ed

, c o n s t i t u t es t h e co urt ’ s fi n al ru li n g o n th e m eri t s of t he act i o n , an d

l eav es t h e p art i es w i t h n o fu rt h er reco u rs e i n t h e t ri al co u rt .” S t at e v. W h i t e , 3 5 4 Ga.

Ap p

. 21 4

, 2 1 5 (8 40 SE2 d 6 9 7) (2 0 2 0 ) (p u n ct u at i o n o m it t ed ); s ee al s o O CGA § 5 -6

-

3 4 (a) (1 ). Here, t h e cas e rem ai n s p en d i n g bel o w, as t h e s u p eri o r co u rt h as i s s u ed n o

fi nal ru l i n g

.

On e o f t h e o rd ers Ya n e s wi s hes t o ap p eal i s t h e d en ial o f hi s m ot i o n fo r an

i n t erl o cu t o ry i n

ju n ct i o n

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (4 ) g en eral l y p erm i t s a d i rect ap p eal in

s u ch ci rcu m st an ces

. An d wh en a p ro p er d i rect ap p eal i s t ak en , o t h er o rd ers i n t h e cas e

2m ay be co n s i d ered on ap p eal

, reg ard l es s of wh et h er s u ch o rd ers wo ul d b e s u b ject to

d i rect ap p eal o n t hei r o wn

. OCGA § 5-6 -3 4 (d ). Th u s , if Y an es ’ s d irect ap p eal fro m

t h e o rd er d en y in g h i s i n t erl ocu t o ry i n ju n ct i o n is p ro p er, t h en w e h av e ju ri s di ct i o n to

en t ert ai n t h i s ap p eal . W e fi n d t h e d i rect ap p eal i m p ro p er fo r t wo reas o n s

.

Fi rs t

, u n der OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ), an ap p l i cat i on fo r d i scret i o nary ap p eal i s

req u i red t o ap p eal ru l i n g s i n d o m es t i c rel at i on s cas es

. Becau se t h e d i s po s s es s o ry

i s su e h as b een jo i ned wi t h E s co b ar’ s d i v o rce act i o n, t h e cas e i s p ro p erl y ch aract eri zed

as a d o m es t i c rel at i o n s cas e. See Ru s s o v. Ma n n i n g , 2 5 2 G a. 1 5 5

, 1 5 5 (3 1 2 SE2 d 3 1 9 )

(1 9 8 4) (wh e r e th e i ss u es ap p eal ed ei t h er ari se fro m o r are an ci l l ary to d i v o rce

p ro ceed in g s , t h e ap p eal fal l s wi t h i n t h e am b i t of t h e d i s cret i on ary ap peal s t at u t e).

“ Co m p l i an ce w i t h t h e d i s cret i o n a r y ap p eal s p ro ced u re i s ju ri s d i ct i o n al .” Fa b e v.

Fl o yd

, 1 9 9 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 2

, 3 3 2 (1 ) (4 0 5 SE2 d 2 65 ) (1 9 9 1 ). Yan es ’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w

t h e d i s cret i on ary ap p eal s p ro ced u re d ep ri v es us of ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s di rect ap p eal

.

S e c o n d

, ev en i f we t reat ed t h e o rd er d en y i n g Yan es ’ s req u es t fo r i n ju n ct i v e

rel i ef as ari s i n g fro m a d i s p o s s es s o ry act i o n, rat h er t h an a d om es t i c rel at i on s cas e, we

wo u l d s t il l l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n . W h i l e a n ot i ce o f ap p eal g en eral l y m ay b e fi l ed wi t h in

t h i rt y d ay s o f en t ry o f th e o rd er s o u gh t t o b e ap p eal ed

, ap p eal s in d i s p o s s es s o ry

act i on s m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n s e v e n d ay s o f t h e d at e t h e j u d gm en t was en t ered

. See

3OCGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6 ; Ra di o Sa n d y S p r i n g s v. Al l en Ro a d Jo i n t

Ven t u r e , 3 1 1 Ga. Ap p.

3 3 4

, 3 35 -3 3 6 (7 1 5 SE2 d 75 2 ) (2 0 1 1 ). “ Th e p ro p e r a n d t i m el y fi l in g o f a n o t i ce o f

a p p eal i s an ab s o lu t e req u irem en t t o co n fer ju ri s di ct io n u p o n t h e ap pel l at e co u rt .”

Ra d io S an d y S p r i n g s , 3 1 1 Ga. Ap p

. at 33 6 (p u n ct u at i o n om i t t ed ). Yan es ’ s n o t i ce o f

ap p eal

, fi l ed 2 9 day s aft er en t ry o f t he su p eri o r co urt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g h i s m ot i o n fo r

i n ju n ct i v e rel i ef, was n o t a t i m el y n o t i ce o f ap p eal i n a d i sp o ss es s o ry cas e.

Ap p ea l d i s mi s s ed . Go b ei l

a n d Pi n s on , JJ., co n cu r

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