Court Opinion

ID: 9897125
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Date Created: 2023-11-14 19:07:30.893205+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:16:06.586604
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  November 09, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A23A1542. RETAILING ENTERPRISES, LLC v. THE RETAIL PROPERTY
    TRUST.

      The above-referenced appeal comes by way of a granted application for

discretionary review. Appellant Retailing Enterprises, LLC, has filed a Suggestion

of Bankruptcy, indicating that on May 30, 2023, it filed a Voluntary Petition for relief

under Chapter 11, Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, under Case No. 23-14169-

SMG. Thus, according to Appellant, this case is automatically stayed pursuant to 11

U.S.C. § 362 (a).

      The appellate courts of this State are constitutionally required to dispose of

every case at the term of court for which it is entered on the courts’ dockets for

hearing or at the next term of court. See 1983 Ga. Const., Art. VI, Sec. IX, Para. II.

Consequently, this Court does not have the power to stay a case. See Boardman v.

Brenninkmeijer, 328 Ga. App. 882, 883 (763 SE2d 267) (2014). Accordingly, we

REMAND this case to the trial court until the stay of proceedings is lifted. At that

time, Appellant may re-institute the appeal by filing a new notice of appeal in the trial
court within 30 days of the date of the entry of the order in the Bankruptcy Court

lifting the stay. See OCGA § 44-7-56; Boardman, 328 Ga. App. at 883; DCA

Architects v. American Bldg. Consultants, 203 Ga. App. 598, 598-600 (1) (417 SE2d

386) (1992).

                                     Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                            Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                      11/09/2023
                                            I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                     the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                             Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                     hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                    , Clerk.