# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 9 D0 35 1 . AMMON RA SUMRALL v . TODDRI CK HUNTER et a l

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On J u l y 2 6

, 2 0 1 8

, t h e t ri al co urt den ied p ri s o n i n m a t e A m m o n Ra Su m ral l ’ s

req u es t t o fi l e a ci v i l co m pl ai n t ag ai n s t d efen d a n t s To d d ri ck Hu n t er an d J o h n n y R.

Hu n t er, fi n d i n g t hat h i s p l ead in g , o n i t s face, s ho wed a c o m pl et e ab s en ce o f an y ju s t ici ab l e i s su e o f l aw o r fact

. See OCGA § 9 -1 5-2 (d ). Su m ral l t h en fi l ed

“ Pl ai n ti ff’ s Res p o n s e to th e Co u rt ’ s Ord er t hat Den i ed Pl ai n t i ff’ s Req u es t t o Pro ceed

i n Fo rm a Pau p eri s .” T h e tri al co u rt d en i ed t h e res p o n se o n Jan u ary 1 4, 2 0 19 an d

, o n

Feb ru ary 1 4

, 20 1 9

, Su m ral l fi l ed t h i s ap p li cat i o n f o r d i scret i o n ary rev i ew. W e,

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

To b e t i m el y , a d i s cret i o n ary ap pl i cat io n m u st b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry

o f th e o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ); Hi l l v. S t a t e , 20 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 8 2

, 5 8 2

(4 2 0 SE2 d 3 9 3 ) (1 9 9 2 ). Th i s s t at u t o ry d ea d l i n e i s ju ri s d i ct i o n al

, an d we can n ot

accep t an ap pl icat i o n fo r ap p eal n o t m ad e i n co m pl i an ce wi t h OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (d ).

Bo yl e v. S t a t e , 1 90 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 4

, 7 3 4 (3 8 0 SE2 d 57 ) (1 9 89 ). Here, Su m ral l fi l ed h i s

ap p li cat io n 3 1 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er h e s eek s t o ap p eal

. Su m ral l at tem p t ed to

fi le h i s ap pl i cat i o n earl ier, b u t i t was ret u rn ed b ecau s e h e di d n o t h a v e a p ro p er

cert ifi cat e of s erv i ce i n co m p l i an ce wi t h Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 6. Su m ral l h as fi l ed

a m o t io n t o ch an g e t h e fi l in g d at e b ack to th e dat e o f t h e o r i g i n a l fi l i n g

. H o wev er,

t h i s Co u rt can o nl y accep t an ap p l icat i o n o n ce i t i s i n co m p l i an ce wi t h ou r ru l es an d

t h at i s t h e fi l i n g d at e. Acco rd i n g l y , Su m ral l’ s m o t i o n t o ch an g e th e fi li n g d at e i s

h ereb y DENIED. March 05, 2019M o reo v er, al t h o u g h Su m ral l cal l ed h i s fi l i n g a res p o n s e , h i s fi l i n g was in

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

. See Ma s ter s v. Cl a rk

, 2 6 9 Ga. Ap p

. 5 3 7

, 5 3 8 (6 0 4

SE2 d 5 56 ) (2 0 0 4 ) (“ [T] h ere is n o m ag i c i n t h e n o m en cl at u re u s ed

. Un d er o u r ru l es ,

p l e a d i ng s are ju d g ed b y t h ei r fu n ct i o n an d n o t t h e n am e u s ed .”) (ci tat i o n a n d

p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). An o rd er den y i n g a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n i s n ot

ap p eal ab l e i n i t s own ri g ht

. See Bel l v. Co h r a n , 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 10

, 51 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d

1 8 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ). M o reo ver, a m o t i o n fo r reco n si d erat i o n do es n o t ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r

fi li n g an ap p eal fro m th e u nd erl y i n g o rd er. See Ch eel ey- To wn s v. Ra p i d Gr o u p

, In c. , 2 1 2 Ga. Ap p

. 1 8 3

, 1 8 3 (1 ) (4 4 1 SE2 d 4 5 2 ) (1 9 94 ); H a r r is v. S t a te

, 2 7 8 Ga. 28 0

, 2 8 2

n .3 (6 0 0 SE2 d 5 9 2 ) (2 0 0 4 ) (“ [A] m o t i o n to reco n s i der d o es n o t t o ll t h e t i m e fo r fi l i n g

a n a p p l i cat i o n t o ap p eal .”). T h u s , t h i s ap p l i cat i o n is u nt i m el y as t o b o t h t h e d e n i a l

o f h i s req u es t t o fi l e a ci v i l co m p l ai n t an d t h e o rd er d en y i ng reco n si d erat io n an d al s o

i n v al i d as t o t h e o rd er d en y i ng reco n s i derat i o n.

Fo r t h es e reas on s , t h e ap p l i cat i o n i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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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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. 03/05/2019