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a p et it i o n s e e k i n g an i n t erl o cu to ry i n ju n ct i o n , d ecl arat o ry ju dg m en t

, an d eq u i t ab l e

rel i ef ag ai n s t ei g h t res p o n d en t s : Fev zi Ay di n , Ko ray Ay d i n, Hen o k Keb ed e, Bi n y am
Yay i n e, St ep h en Fri ed m an , Bi ro l e Ko s e, Ay d in J ewel ers , LLC, an d Lo o p

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, LLC. Sev eral o f t h e res p o n d en t s m o v ed to co m p el arb it rat i o n u n d er an

o p erat i n g ag reem en t

. 1 Ho wev er, n o t al l res p on d en t s were p art i es t o t he op erat i n g

ag reem en t

. Th e t ri al co u rt t h u s g ran ted t h e m o t i o n to co m p el t o t h e ex t en t i t ap p l i ed

t o t h e p art i es to t h e o p erat i n g ag re e m en t an d s tay ed l i t i g at i o n pen d i ng t h e i s s u an ce

o f an arb i t ra t i o n a w a r d

. Fo u r o f t h e res p o nd en ts fi l ed a n ot i ce o f ap p eal fro m t h i s

o rd er. W e, h owev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n

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“ As a g en eral m at t er t h e g ran t o f an ap p l i cat io n t o co m pel a r b i t rat i o n i s n ot

d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e pu rs u an t to OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (4 ), bu t i s i n s t ead an i n t erl o cu t o ry

m at t er rev i ewab le p urs u an t t o OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ).” Au s t i n Reg i on al Ho m e Care, In c.

v

. Carem i n d ers Ho m e Care, In c., 3 4 4 G a

. A p p

. 6 0 8

, 6 0 8 (8 1 0 SE2 d 6 7 6 ) (2 0 1 8 )

(p u n c t u at i on o m i tt ed ). W h ere, as h ere, th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d oes n o t d i s m i s s t h e

u n d erl y i n g act i o n i n i t s e n t i ret y , t h e ap pel l an t s were req ui red t o fo l l o w t h e

i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced u res i n ord er t o ap peal

. See id

. 6 0 8-6 0 9 ; OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4

1 Th e m o t i o n t o co m

p el was p u rp o rt ed l y fi l ed o n b eh al f o f K e b e d e , Ko s e, Yay i n e, Fri ed m an , an d Lo o p Dev el o p m en t . Th ere was s o m e q u es t i o n as t o wh et h er

t h e at t o rn ey w h o fi led th e m o t i o n t o co m p el rep res en t ed al l of th e res p on d en t s at t h e

t i m e t h e m o t i o n was fi led

. February 04, 2022(b ). Th e ap p el l an t s ’ fai l u re t o co m p l y w i t h t h e in t erl ocu t o ry ap peal p ro ced u re

d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d ict i o n o v er t h i s ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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. 02/04/2022