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Th i s cas e b e g a n as a d i s p o s ses s o ry p ro ceed in g i n m ag i s t rat e co u rt

. Aft er an

ad v ers e ru l i n g , d efen d an t J ean B. St . Fel i x ap peal ed t h e m ag i s t rat e co urt ’ s d eci s i o n

t o th e s u p eri o r co u rt

. On M arch 9

, 2 0 16

, St

. Fel i x fi l ed a v o lu n tary d i s m i s s al wi t h o ut

p r e j u d i c e

. Th e s u peri o r co u rt en t ered an o rd er o n M arch 1 0

, 2 01 6

, i n wh i ch i t

d i s m i s s ed St

. Fel i x ’ s ap p eal

, s t at ed t h at t h e m a g i s t r at e co u rt ’ s wri t o f p o s s es s i o n

rem ai n ed i n fu l l fo rce an d effect

, an d o rd ered t h e d i s b u rs em en t o f fu n d s p ai d i n to

co u rt reg i s try to Bay v iew. On M arch 1 4

, 2 0 1 6, St

. Fel i x fi l ed a d o cu m en t en t i t l ed

“ Ob ject i on t o O rd er an d M em o ran d u m of L a w , ” i n wh i ch he ch al l en g ed t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s o rd er o f d i s m i s sal o n t h e g ro u n d t h at i t s h ou l d h av e had t h e effect of v acat i n g

t h e m ag i s t rat e co u rt ’ s wri t o f p o s s es s i on

. Th e t r i a l c o u rt co ns t ru ed St

. Fel i x ’ s

p l ead i n g as a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat io n an d d en i ed i t o n M arch 2 8

, 2 0 16

. St

. Fel ix

fi led h i s ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal o n A p ri l 4

, 2 0 1 6, s eek i n g rev i ew o f t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er.

Al t h ou g h an ap p l i cat io n fo r d i s cret i o nary ap p eal gen eral l y m ay 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 s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

, t h e u n derl y i n g s u b ject m at t er o f

an ap p eal co n tro ls o v er t h e rel i ef s o ug h t w h e n d et erm i n i n g t h e p ro p er ap p el l at e

p ro ced ure. See Reb i ch v. Mi l es , 2 6 4 Ga. 4 67

, 46 7 -4 6 8 (4 4 8 SE2 d 1 9 2 ) (1 99 4 ). Th e

u n d erl y i n g s ub

ject m at t er o f t h i s cas e i s a d i sp o s s es s o ry p ro ceed i n g . An d, p u rs u an t

t o O CGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6

, an ap p eal i n s u ch a cas e m us t b e fi l ed wi t h i n s ev en day s o f en t ry

o f t h e j u d g m en t

. Here, th e s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s o rd er o f d i sm i s s al was en t ered o n M arch

1 0

, 2 0 1 6

, an d St

. Fel i x fi led h i s ap p l i cat i o n 2 5 d ay s l at er, o n Ap ri l 4

, 2 0 1 6, ren d eri n g

i t un t i m el y

. May 04, 2016Th e t ri al co u rt p ro p erl y co n s t ru ed St

. Fel i x ’ s ob ject i o n t o i t s o rd er as a m o t i o n

fo r reco nside r a tion. “ [ P ] l e a di ng s , m o t io n s , an d o rd ers are co ns t ru ed acco rd i n g t o t h ei r

s u b s t an c e a n d fu n ct i o n an d n o t m erel y b y n o m en cl at u re.” See Dep t

. of Tr a n s p

. v.

Ca mvi c Co r

p

., 2 8 4 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 1

, 3 2 3 (2 ) (a), (6 4 4 SE2 d 1 7 1) (2 00 7 ). In i t s o rd er,

t h e t ri al co u rt reco n s i dered it s pri o r ru l i n g di s m i s s i ng t h e cas e an d d en i ed t h e m o t i o n.

St

. Fel ix ’ s ap p l i cat i o n w as fi led wi t h i n s ev en d ay s o f t h e o rd er o f M arch 28

, b u t t h e

d en ial o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n i s n o t d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e n o r d o es i t ex t en d t h e

d ead li n e fo r ap p eal i ng th e u n d erl y i n g o rd er, w h i ch i n t h i s cas e wa s t h e pri o r o rd er

d i s m i s s i n g t h e cas e. See Bel l v. Co hr a n , 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 1 0, 5 11 (5 3 6 SE2 d 1 8 7 )

(2 0 0 0).

U n d e r t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , w e l a c k j u r i s d i c t i o n t o r e v i e w S t

. F e l i x ’ s

ap p li cat io n , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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