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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 5 E0 02 5

. TMX FI NANCE HOLDI N G S
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TM X Fi n an ce Ho l d i ng s , In c., an d t h e ot h e r d e f e nd an t s b el ow (co l l ect i v el y ,

“ TM X”), h av e m o v ed p urs u an t t o o u r Ru l e 4 0 (b ) fo r (i ) an em erg en cy s t ay o f al l

p ro ceed in g s i n t h e tri al co u rt p en d i n g ap p eal , o r, i n t he al tern at i v e, (i i) a s t ay o f t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s Feb ru ary 2 6, 2 0 1 5

, ord er d i sq u al i fy i n g TM X’ s t ri al co u n s el (t h e

“ Di s q u al i fi cat i o n O r d e r ” ) a n d t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s M arch 3 0

, 2 0 1 5 o rd er req u i ri n g t h at

TM X i den ti fy s u b s t i t u t e co u n sel b y A p ri l 3

, 2 0 1 5

. T hi s Co urt m ay , u nd er o u r Ru l e

4 0 (b ), i ss u e s u ch o rd ers as m ay b e n eces s ary t o p res erv e ju ri s d i ct io n o f an ap p eal o r

t o p rev en t t h e co n t es t ed i s s u e fro m b eco m i n g m o o t.

On M arch 3 0

, 20 1 5

, t hi s Co u rt g ran t ed TM X’ s ap p li cat i o n fo r an i n t erl o cu t o ry

ap p eal fro m t he D i s q u al i fi cat i o n Ord er, an d TM X fi l ed a n o ti ce o f ap p eal i n t h e t ri al

co u rt on M arch 3 1, 2 0 1 5. TM X rep res en t s t h at t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered i t s M arch 3 0,

2 0 1 5 ord er fo l lo wi n g a h eari n g i n wh i ch n ei th er t h e t ri al co u rt

, n o r t h e p art i es , were

aware t h at t h i s Co u rt h ad g ran t ed t h e i nt erl o cu t o ry ap p l i cat i on

. TM X al s o rep res en t s

t h at i t h as fi l ed an em erg en cy m o t i o n i n t h e t ri a l c o u r t seek i n g a s t ay o f t h e

u n d erl y i n g l it i g at io n p en d i n g i t s ap peal , b u t t h at t h e t ri al co u rt h as n ot y et ru l ed o n

t h at m o t i on

. As i t h as co m

p l i ed wi t h t h e i n t erl ocu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced u re, TM X’ s n o t i ce o f

ap p eal s erv es as s u p ers ed eas o f t h e Di s q u al ifi cat i o n O rd er. See O CGA § § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ),

5 -6 -4 6

. See La s s i ter P r o

p s

. v. Da vi d

s o n Mi n er a l Pr o

p s. , 2 3 0 Ga. Ap p

. 2 1 6

, 2 1 7 (4 9 5

SE2 d 6 63 ) (1 9 9 8 ) (“ [A] n ot i ce o f ap p eal fro m [a d i s q u al i fi cat i o n o rd er] d oes n o t act

as a s u p ers ed eas u nl es s t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry a p p e a l p ro ced u re h as b een fo l lo wed .”) April 03, 2015(em

p h as i s s u p pl i ed ). Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s M arch 3 0

, 2 0 1 5

, o rd er req u i res t h at TM X

i d en t i fy i t s s ub s t i tu t e co un s el

, wh ereu p on s ev eral p en di n g m o ti on s wo u l d b e s et fo r

h eari n g

. As s u ch

, t he o rd er en fo rces t h e Di s q u al i fi cat i o n Ord er an d i s a l s o

s u p ers ed ed b y TM X’ s no t i ce of ap p eal

. See Ch er r y v. Co a s t Ho u s e , 2 5 7 Ga. 4 0 3

, 4 0 4
(2 ) (3 59 SE2 d 9 0 4) (1 98 7 ) (“ Becau s e o f t h e effect o f t h e su p ers ed eas th e t ri al co u rt

l o s es al l ju ri s d i ct i o n as t o m at t ers co n t ai n ed wi t h i n t h e ap p eal .”) (ci t at i o n o m i t t ed ).

An d b y TM X’ s rep res en t at i o n , t h e M arch 3 0

, 2 0 1 5 o rd er h as n o t b een s t ay ed b y t h e

t ri al co u rt

. TM X ’ s m ot i o n t o s t ay t he Di s q u al i fi cat i on Ord er an d t h e M arch 3 0

, 2 0 1 5

o rd er p en d i n g ap p eal i s GRANTED.

TM X d oes n o t s h ow, ho wev er, th at w e s h o u l d g ran t

, u n d er au th o ri t y o f o u r

Ru l e 4 0 (b ), i t s m o t i on t o st ay t h e p ro ceed i n gs b el o w p e n d i n g t h e ap p eal

. To t h at

ex t en t

, TM X’ s m o t i o n i s DENIED. Per TM X’ s rep res en t at io n , t h e i s s u e o f a s t ay o f

p ro ceed in g s rem ai ns p en d i n g b efo re t h e tri al co u rt

, an d TM X d o es no t s h ow t h at a

g ran t o f i t s m o t i o n t o s t ay t h e u n d erl y in g l it i gat i o n i s n eces sary t o p res erv e o u r ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er i t s ap p eal o r t o p rev en t t h e co n t es t ed i s s u e fro m b eco m i n g m o o t

.

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, C l e r k

. 04/03/2015