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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 8 A0 38 2 . CORRI E J OHNSON v . NORDSTROM, I NC.

In 2 0 1 4

, Co rri e J o h ns o n fi l ed s u it ag ai n st No rd s t ro m , In c. (“ No rd s t ro m ”),

al l eg in g th at t h e ret ai l co m p an y was u s i n g h er i d ea fo r a m ark et i n g m o bi l e s o ft ware

ap p li cat io n wi t h o u t p ay i ng h er. On J u n e 9

, 2 0 1 5

, t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed No rd s t ro m ’ s

m o ti o n fo r s u m

m ary ju d g m en t

. J o h n s o n n ev er ap p eal ed t h i s ord er. M o re t han a y ear

aft er t h e en t ry o f fi n al j u d gm en t

, J o hn s o n fi l ed s ev eral p o s t -ju d g m en t m o t i on s

i n cl u d i n g , a M o t i o n t o Set As i d e J u dg m en t

, a Mo ti o n fo r Defau l t J u dg m en t

, an d a

M o t i on t o Am en d Pl ead in g s

. Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered an o rd er o n Feb ru ary 2 3

, 2 0 1 7,

s u m m ari ly d en y i n g al l th ree m o t i o n s

. J o h n s o n s o ug h t d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o f t h e

d en ial o f he r M o t i o n t o Set As i d e Ju d g m en t, wh i ch we d en ied

. See Cas e No

. A1 7 D0 36 5 (d eci d ed Ap ri l 2 5 , 2 0 1 7 ).

On J u n e 7, 2 0 1 7

, J o h n s o n fi l ed an o th er M ot i o n t o A m en d Pl ead i n g s , s eek i n g

t o s u p p l em en t an d am en d h er o ri g i n al co m p l ai n t. On J ul y 5

, 2 01 7

, t h e tri al co u r t

d en ied J o h n s o n ’ s m ot io n

. 1 Sh e t h en fi l ed t h e i n s tan t d i rect ap p eal

, ch al l e n g i n g t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al o f her M o t i o n t o Am en d Pl ead i n g s

. W e, h o wev er, l ack j u ri s d i ct i o n

fo r s ev eral reas o n s

.

1 In t h e J u l y 5

, 2 0 1 7 o rd er, t h e t ri al co u rt al s o : (1 ) gran t ed N ord s t ro m ’ s m o t i o n
t o d i sm i s s ap p eal ; (2 ) d en i ed No rd s t r o m ’ s am en d ed m o t i o n fo r at t o rn ey s ’ fees an d

ex p en s es ; an d (3 ) d en i ed ad d it i o n al p o s t -ju d g m en t m o t i on s fi l ed b y J o hn s o n

. October 19, 2017Fi rs t

, al t h o u g h s t y led as a M o t i o n t o A m en d Pl ead in g s , J oh n s o n ’ s m o s t recen t

m o ti o n i s in es s en ce y et an o th er at t em p t t o ch al l e n g e t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s g ran t o f

No rd s t ro m ’ s m o t i o n fo r s u m m ary ju d g m en t

. 2 See Ru b i a n i v. S t a te

, 2 7 9 Ga. 29 9

, 2 9 9

n .1 (6 1 2 SE2 d 7 9 8 ) (2 0 0 5 ) (t he s u b s t an ce o f a m o t i on , rat h er th an i ts n om en cl at u re,

co n tro l s ). J o h n so n n ev er so u gh t t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s en t ry o f ju d g m e n t

. M o reo v er, h er p res en t at t em pt t o i n d irect l y co n t es t t h e Ju n e 9

, 2 0 1 5 ru li n g — m o re

t h an two y ears aft er t h e en t ry o f ju d gm en t

— i s cl earl y un t im el y

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8
(a) (A n o t i ce o f ap peal m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f t h e en t ry o f t h e o rd er s o u g ht

t o b e a p p eal ed .); Per l ma n v. Per l ma n , 3 1 8 Ga. Ap p. 7 3 1

, 7 3 9 (4 ) (7 3 4 SE2 d 5 6 0 )
(2 0 1 2) (“ Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t i ce of 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 ri s di ct i o n u p o n an ap p el l at e co u rt .”) (p un ct u at i o n o m it ted ).

Seco n d

, to t h e ex t en t t h at J o hn s o n’ s J u n e 7 m o t i o n m ay b e co n s t r u e d a s a

m o ti o n fo r reco ns i d erat i on o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s g ran t o f s u m m ary ju dg m en t

, t he d en i al

o f a m o t io n fo r reco n s i d e r a t i o n i s no t di rect l y ap p eal ab l e, an d t h e fi l in g o f s u ch a

m o ti o n d o es n o t ex t en d th e t i m e fo r fi l in g a n a p p e a l

. B e l l v. Co h r a n , 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p.

5 1 0

, 5 1 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d 1 87 ) (2 0 0 0 ); S ava g e v. News o m e , 1 73 Ga. Ap p . 2 7 1 , 2 7 1
- 2 7 2
(3 2 6 SE2 d 5 ) (1 98 5 ).

Las t ly

, t o t h e ex t en t t h at J o h n so n i s seek i n g t o s et as i de t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s en t ry

o f s u m m ary ju d g m en t

, we al read y d en i ed h er ap p l icat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n a r y rev i ew.

Th at d en ial was an ad

ju di cat i o n o n t h e m eri t s , t h u s t h e d oct ri n e o f res ju d i cat a b ars

t h i s di rect ap p eal

. See No r t h wes t S oci a l & Ci vi c Cl u b

, In c. v. Fr a n kl i n , 2 76 Ga. 8 5 9,

8 6 0 (5 8 3 SE2 d 85 8 ) (2 0 0 3 ); Ho o k v. Ber g en , 28 6 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 8

, 2 6 0 -2 61 (1 ) (6 4 9

SE2 d 3 1 3) (2 0 0 7).

2 In an y ev en t

, J o h n s o n ’ s M o t i o n t o A m en d Pl ead i n g s to ad d a frau d cl ai m

m o r e t h a n t w o y ears aft er t h e g ran t o f s u m m ary ju d g m en t i s cl earl y u n t im el y

. See

Du f fy v. La n di n g

s As s n., In c. , 2 5 4 Ga. A p p

. 5 06

, 5 0 9 (2 ) (5 6 3 S E2 d 1 74 ) (2 0 0 2 ) (“ W h il e t h e ri g h t t o am en d i s v ery b ro ad

, i t m ay n o t b e ex erci s ed aft er t h e cas e h as b een tri ed an d ju d g m en t ren d ered t h erei n .”) (ci t at i o n o m i t t ed ).Fo r t h e fo reg o i n g reas o n s , J o h n s o n’ s d i rect ap p eal 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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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 10/19/2017