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A2 2 A0 55 7 . FLOYD HARRELL et a l. v

. BANK OF AMERI CA, N. A.

In 2 0 15

, aft er Ban k o f Am eri ca, N. A., fi l ed a co m p l ai n t fo r d ecl arat o ry ju d g m e n t a n d p et i t i o n t o rem o v e cl o ud fro m t i tl e, t he t ri al co u rt en t ered a fi n al

ju d g m en t ag ai n s t Fl o y d an d Di an e Harrel l an d i n fav o r o f Ban k o f Am eri ca. In 2 0 2 1,

t h e Harrel l s fi l ed t h e in s t an t act i o n ag ai n s t Ban k o f Am eri ca, s eek i ng t o s et as i d e t h e

p ri o r ju dg m en t fo r frau d

. On J u ne 2 5

, 2 0 2 1

, t h e tri al co u rt en t ered an o rd er d is m i s s i n g

t h e H arrel l s’ co m

p l ai n t

, fi nd i n g t h at i t was wi t h o u t ju ri s d ict i o n t o co n s i d er t h e s am e

b ecau s e a m o t i o n t o s et as i d e un d er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ) can no t s erv e as t h e b as i s fo r

a n e w act i o n

. Th e Harrel l s t h en fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n , wh i ch t h e t ri al

co u rt d en i ed o n J u l y 9

, 2 0 2 1

. On Au g u s t 1 0

, 2 0 21

, t h e H arrel l s fi l ed th i s ap p eal

. W e,

h o wev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n.

As a g en eral ru l e, an ap p eal fro m an o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i o n t o s et as i d e

b ro u gh t u n d er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ) m u s t be i n i t i at ed b y fi l i n g an ap p l icat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (8 ); Pa r ker v. R ob i n s o n , 3 3 7 G a. Ap p.

3 6 2

, 36 4 (2 ) (7 8 7 SE2 d 3 1 7 ) (2 0 1 6 ). Bu t ev en i f t h e Harrel l s were en t i t l ed t o a d i rect

ap p eal fro m t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s J u n e 2 5 ord er d i s m i s s in g t h ei r co m pl ai n t

, t h ei r ap p eal i s

u n t i m el y

. A n o t i ce o f ap p eal m us t b e fi led wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e ju d g m en t

s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a); Fi r s t Mer i t Cr ed it S

er vi ces v

. Fa i r wa

y

Avi a t i o n , 3 5 9 Ga. Ap p

. 8 2 9 , 8 3 0 (1 ) (8 6 0 SE2 d 1 2 6 ) (2 02 1 ). A n d “ [t ] h e p ro p er an d

t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t ice o f ap p eal i s an ab s o l u t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju r i s d i c t i o n

u p o n t h e ap p el l at e co u rt .” Ra di o S a n d y S p r i n g s

, In c. v. A l l en R oa d Jo i n t Ven t u r e , 3 1 1

Ga. A p p

. 3 3 4

, 33 6 (7 15 SE2 d 7 5 2 ). H ere, t h e n o t ice o f ap p eal was fi l ed 4 6 d ay s aft er

t h e J u n e 2 5 o rd er. An d th e d en i al o f a m o t io n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n i s n o t s u b ject to November 23, 2021d i rect ap p eal an d d o es n o t ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r fi l i n g a n o t i ce of ap p eal

. See Lu s t er v.

Ba n k o f Amer i ca , N.A.

, 3 3 1 Ga. Ap p . 5 10 , 5 1 2 (7 6 9 SE2 d 3 9 4 ) (2 0 15 ).

Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

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. 11/23/2021