# 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 6 A2 04 8 . SMI TH v . McTAGGART.

Th e cap ti o n ed ap p eal was d o ck et ed i n th i s Co u rt o n J u l y 1 2

, 2 0 1 6 pu rs u an t to

a n o t i ce o f ap p eal d i rect in g t h at n o p art o f t h e t ri al reco rd b e o m i t t ed fro m t h e reco rd

t ran s m i t t ed to t hi s Co urt

. On J u l y 2 9

, 2 01 6

, t hi s Co u rt en t er e d a n o rd er g ran t i n g

Ap p el l an t ’ s m o t i o n t o ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r fi l i n g an en u m erat i o n o f erro rs an d b ri ef to

Au g u s t 1 6

, 2 0 1 6 t o al l o w ad d it i o n al t i m e fo r t ran s m i s s i o n o f po rt i o n s o f th e t ri al co u rt

reco rd n eces s ary fo r co n s i d erat i o n o f t h e ap p eal

. On Au g u s t 1 1

, 2 0 1 6

, Ap p el l an t

fi led a M o t i o n t o Rem an d t he ap p eal rep res en t in g t o t h is Co u rt t h at a t ri al tran s cri pt

n eces s ary fo r co n s i d erat i on o f t h e ap p eal can no t b e p r e p ared b y t h e co urt rep o rt er

p ri o r t o Oct o b er 9 , 2 0 1 6 , an d t hat a m o t i o n t o t ran s m it s eal ed reco rd s as p art o f t h e

n eces s ary ap p el lat e reco rd i s p en d in g i n t he t ri al co u rt

.

Becau s e i t ap p ears t h at p o rt i o n s o f t h e t ri al co u rt reco rd n eces s a r y f o r

co n si d erat io n o f t h i s ap p eal h av e n o t b een p rep ar e d o r fi l ed i n th e t ri al co u rt fo r

t ran s m i s s i o n t o t h i s Co urt

, t h i s cas e was p rem at u rel y t ran s m i t t ed t o t h i s Co u rt

. Un d er

t h e Geo rg i a Co n s ti t u t i o n

, t h i s Co u rt i s req ui red t o “ di s p os e o f ev ery cas e at t h e t erm

fo r w h i c h i t i s en tered o n t h e co u rt ’ s d o ck et fo r h eari n g o r at t he n ex t term .” Ga.

Co n s t

. o f 1 9 8 3 Ar t

. VI, Sec. IX, Par. II. Ap p eal s m u st b e d eci d ed wi t h t h e

c o ns t it u t i o n al d ead l i n e an d can n o t b e s t ay ed i n defi n i t el y pen d in g prep arat i o n an d

fi li n g o f t h e n eces s ary

reco rd i n t h e t ri al co u rt

.

A cco rd i n g l y

, i t i s ord ered t h at t he Ap p el l an t ’ s M o t i o n t o Rem an d i s

GRANTED an d t h i s cas e be REM ANDED t o t h e t ri al co u rt fo r p rep arat io n o r fi l i n g

o f t h e n eces s ary reco rd

. Up o n p rep arat i o n an d fi l i n g o f t h e n eces sary reco rd i n t h e

t r i a l c o u rt

, t h e Su p eri o r Co u rt o f Newt o n Co u n t y

, t h e Su p eri o r Co u rt Cl erk s h al l August 31, 2016t ran s m i t t h e en t i re reco rd t o t h i s Co u rt fo r re-d o ck et i n g

.

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

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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

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, C l e r k

. 08/31/2016