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On Oct o ber 9 , 2 0 2 0 , t he t ri al co u rt i ss u ed an o rd er g ran ti n g s u m m ary ju d g m en t
t o t h e d efen d an t s on al l cl ai m s as s ert ed by th e p l ai n t i ff, Derek Lee Th o m as

. Th o m as
t h en fi l ed s ev eral m o t i o n s , i n cl u d i n g a “ m o t i on in arres t o f ju d g m en t , o r i n t h e [al t ern at e] , m o ti o n fo r n ew tri al ,” a m o t i o n t o s et as i d e t h e su m m ary ju d g m en t o rd er,

an d a m o t i o n t o co n st ru e t he m o t i on fo r n ew t ri al as a ti m el y fi l ed n o ti ce o f ap p eal o r

a m o t i o n fo r l eav e to fi l e an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

. T ho m as ev en t u al l y fi l ed a n o t i ce o f
ap p eal of t he Oct ob er 9 , 2 0 2 0 o rd er, b u t we d i s m is s ed t he a p p e a l a s u n t i m el y

. See Cas e No . A2 1A1 6 0 9 (J u l . 8 , 2 0 2 1 ). Aft er rem i t t i t u r, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered an o rd er d i s m i s s i n g an d den y i n g T h o m as ’ m o t i o n s o n Oct o b er 2 7 , 2 0 21

. Th o m as th en fi l ed an ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal o f t he Oct o b er 2 7 , 2 0 21 o rd er as wel l as a n o t i ce

o f ap peal o f t h e O c t o b er 9, 20 2 0 an d Oct ob er 2 7 , 2 02 1 ord ers

. W e d en i ed t h e ap p li cat io n

. See Cas e N o

. A2 2 D 0 1 5 1 (Dec. 1 5 , 2 0 21 ). Th i s is t h e di rect ap p eal

. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Th i s Co u rt ’ s d en ial o f T h o m as ’ d is cret i o n ary ap p l icat i o n co ns t i t ut es a d eci s i o n

o n t h e m eri t s

. See El r o d v. S un f l o wer M ea d o ws Dev., LLC , 3 2 2 Ga. Ap p

. 6 6 6 , 6 7 0 (4 ) (7 4 5 SE2 d 8 4 6 ) (2 0 1 3 ) (“ [W ] h en t h i s Co u rt ex am i n es a req u es t fo r a d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal , i t act s i n an erro r-co rrect i n g m o d e s u ch t h at a d en i al o f t h e ap p l i cat i o n i s o n
t h e m eri t s , an d t h e o rd er d en y in g t h e a p p l i c a t i o n i s res ju d i cat a wi t h res pect t o t h e

s u b s t an ce of t h e req ues ted rev i ew.”) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). Th u s, T h o m as ’ d i rect
ap p eal o f t h e Oct o b er 2 7 , 2 0 21 o rd er i s b arred

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

v. Fr a n kl i n , 2 7 6 Ga. 8 59 , 8 6 0 (5 8 3 SE2 d 8 5 8 ) (2 00 3 ); Ho o k v. Ber g en , 2 8 6 Ga. Ap p. March 17, 20222 5 8 , 2 6 1 (1 ) (6 4 9 SE2 d 3 13 ) (2 0 0 7 ).

Th o m as i s al s o no t en ti t l ed t o ad d it i on al ap p el l at e rev iew o f t h e Oct o b er 9, 2 0 2 0 ord er. “ Ou r d et erm i nat i o n i n t h e earl i er ap peal i s res ju d i cat a; t h e i n s t an t ap p eal i s th erefo re b arred , an d we are wi t h ou t ju ri s d ict i on to rev iew t h e sam e m at t er f o r a

s eco n d t im e.” Ech o ls v. S t at e , 2 4 3 Ga. Ap p

. 7 7 5 , 7 76 (5 3 4 SE2 d 4 6 4 ) (2 0 0 0); s ee al s o Ma s s ey v. Ma s s ey , 2 9 4 Ga. 1 6 3 , 1 6 5 (2 ) (7 5 1 SE2 d 3 3 0 ) (2 0 1 3) (“ [A] p a r t y i s n ot

en t i t l ed t o a s eco n d ap p eal fro m a s i n g l e o rd er.”).
We t h u s l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n t o co ns i d er th i s d i rect ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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. 03/17/2022