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J DZ In v es t m en t s , L LC (“ J DZ In v es t m en ts ”) b ro u g h t t h i s l aws u i t a g a i n s t

To o rak Cap i tal Part n ers , LLC (“ To o rak ”) an d W i l m in g t on Sa vings F und S oci et y FSB

d / b / a Ch ri s t i an a Tru s t as Tru s t ee fo r To o rak Rep o Sel l er I Tru s t (“ t h e Tru s t ” )

. Su b s eq u en t l y , J DZ In v es t m en t s fi l ed a m ot i o n fo r defau l t ju d g m en t

, an d To o rak an d

t h e Tru s t fi l ed a m o t i on to o pen d efau l t

. On M arch 2 4

, 2 0 2 1

, t he t ri al co u rt i s s u ed an

o r d er g ran t i n g th e m o t i o n fo r d efau l t ju d g m en t an d d en y i n g t h e m o ti o n t o o p en

d efau l t

. In t h at o rd er, t h e tri al co u rt g ran t ed J DZ In v es t m en t s d efau l t j u d gm en t as to

l i ab i l i t y o n l y , an d s t at ed t h at a h eari ng o n d am ag es an d eq u i t ab l e rel i ef wo ul d b e s et

at a l at er d at e.

Su b s eq uen t l y , T o o rak an d t h e Tru s t fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n an d to

s et as i d e d efau l t ju d g m en t

. On Ap ri l 1 9

, 2 0 2 1

, t h e t ri al co u rt i s s u ed an o rd er d en y i n g

t h at m ot i o n

. To o rak t h en fi l ed th e i n s t an t ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret io n ary rev iew o f t h e Ap ri l 1 9

, 2 0 21 o rd er. 1 W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n.

A d efau l t j u d gm en t as t o l i ab i l i t y on l y i s n o t a fi n al ju d g m en t

. See Cr yo med i cs
, In c. v. S mi t h

, 1 8 0 Ga. Ap p

. 3 3 6

, 3 3 7 -3 3 8 (3 4 9 SE2 d 2 2 3 ) (1 9 86 ); H o l l o wa y v.

McMi ch a el

, 1 5 1 Ga. Ap p

. 8 0 2, 8 0 2 -8 0 3 (2 6 1 SE2 d 7 4 7 ) (1 9 7 9 ). Here, t h e t ri al co u rt

h as en t ered d efau l t ju d g m en t as t o l i ab i l i t y o n l y, an d t he i s s u e o f d am ag es an d

1 Th i s Co u rt g ran t ed To o rak an ex t en s i o n o f t i m e to fi l e t he i n st an t ap p l i cat i o n. Cas e No

. A2 1 E0 04 5 (M ay 1 7

, 20 2 1 ). To o rak an d t h e T ru s t p rev i o u sl y fi l ed an
ap p li cat io n fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry rev i ew o f t h e Ap ri l 1 9

, 2 0 2 1 o rd er, wh i ch t h i s Co u rt d en ied . Cas e No . A2 1 I0 2 07 (J un e 7

, 2 0 2 1). July 26, 2021eq u it ab l e rel i ef rem ai n s p en d i n g b el o w. Acco rd i n g l y , To o rak was req ui red t o co m p l y

wi t h t h e i n t erl ocu t o ry ap p eal r e q u irem en ts

, wh i ch i n cl u d e ob t ai n i ng an d p ro v i d i n g

a cert i fi cat e o f i m

m ed i at e rev iew fro m t h e t ri al co u rt

, i n o rd er to ap p eal t h e Ap ri l 1 9,

2 0 2 1 o rd er. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ); Ho ll o wa y , 1 5 1 Ga. Ap p

. at 8 0 3

. In ad d i t i o n , t h e

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s t at u t e d o e s n o t ex cu se a p art y seek i ng ap p el l at e rev i ew o f an

i n t erl o cu t o ry o rd er fro m co m p l y i n g wi t h th e ad di t i o n al req u i rem en t s o f O CGA § 5 -6

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3 4 (b ). Ba i l ey v. Ba i l ey , 2 6 6 Ga. 8 3 2 , 8 3 3 (4 71 SE2 d 2 1 3 ) (1 9 9 6 ).

Becau s e To o rak fai l ed t o co m p l y wi t h th e i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal req u i rem en t s ,

we l ack ju ri s d i c t i o n t o co n si d er t h i s d is cret i o nary ap p l i cat i o n , w h i ch is h ereb y

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