# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

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 6 A1 61 2 . ANDREW CARTER v . RONDA I NGRAM et a l

.

An d rew Cart er b ro u g h t th i s ci v i l act i o n ag ai ns t t h e d efen dan t s , Ro n da In g ram

an d Bi l l In g ram

. On J an u ary 2 8

, 2 0 1 5

, t he t ri al co u rt g ran t ed s um m ary j u d gm en t to

t h e d efen d an t s

. Cart er fi led a m o t i o n t o v acat e ju d g m en t

, wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed

o n No v em

b er 2 0

, 2 01 5

. On Decem

b er 1 8

, 20 1 5

, Cart er fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t h i s

Co u rt . Th e d efen d an t s h av e fi led a m o ti o n t o d i sm i s s t h e ap p eal

. A n o t i ce o f ap p eal m

us t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 30 d ay s o f t h e en t ry o f t h e o rd er s o u gh t

t o b e ap p eal ed

. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 8 ( a )

. “ T h e pro p er an d t i m el y fi l i ng o f a n o t i ce

o f 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 d ict i on u p o n an ap p el lat e co u rt .”

Per l ma n v. Per l ma n , 31 8 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 1

, 7 3 9 (4 ) (7 3 4 SE2 d 5 6 0) (2 0 1 2 ) (ci t at i o n an d

p u n ct u at i o n om i t t ed ). In s t ead of fi l i n g a t i m el y n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m t he tri al co urt ’ s

J a n u a r y 20 1 5 su m

m ary ju d g m en t o rd er, Cart er fi l ed a m ot io n t o v acat e j u d g m en t

, wh i ch was i n s u bs t an ce a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n

. 1 See Ma s t er s v. Cl a r k

, 2 6 9 Ga.
Ap p

. 5 3 7

, 5 3 8 (6 0 4 SE2 d 55 6 ) ( 2 0 0 4 ) ( “ [ T] h ere i s n o m ag i c i n th e n o m en cl at u re

u s ed

. Un d er o ur ru l es , pl ead i n g 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 t at i o n an d p u n ct uat i o n om i t t ed )). Ho wev er, th e d en i al o f a m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on is n o t d i rect l y a p p eal ab le, an d t h e fi l i n g o f su ch a m o t i o n d o es n ot

ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r fi l i ng an ap p eal

. See Bel l v. Co h r an , 24 4 Ga. Ap p

. 51 0

, 5 1 1 (5 3 6

SE 2 d 18 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ); Sa va g e v. News o m e , 1 7 3 Ga. Ap p

. 2 7 1 (3 2 6 SE2 d 5 ) (1 9 8 5 ).

1 In h i s m o t i o n , Cart er d i d n o t p res en t g ro u nd s fo r s et t i n g as i d e t he ord er u n d er OCGA § 9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ); i ns t ead

, h e arg u ed t h a t s o m e o f t h e d efen s e wi t n es s es g av e

co n fl i ct i n g s t at em en t s an d t h at h e h ad o th er ev i d en ce fo r t h e t ri al co u rt t o co n s i d er. June 09, 2016Becau s e Cart er fai led t o fi le a n o t i ce o f ap p eal w i t hi n 30 d ay s o f t h e en try o f t h e

ap p eal ab l e ju d g m en t en t ered ag a i n s t h i m , h i s ap p eal i s un t i m el y

. Th e d efen d an t s ’

m o ti o n t o d i sm i s s i s gran t ed

, an d t h e ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f
ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e
, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 06/09/2016