Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-09 16:05:07.888239+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                       ATLANTA,____________________
                                                February 09, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24D0222. DAN BAR ENASHA f/k/a DAN BOGDAN v. MARIA BOGDAN.

      In this divorce action, the trial court entered an order requiring Dan Bar Enasha
to pay Maria Bogdan temporary alimony. Enasha filed a motion to set aside or, in the
alternative, reconsider the court’s temporary order, arguing that the court had been
biased against him. On December 18, 2023, the trial court denied Enasha’s motion to
set aside. Enasha then filed this application for discretionary appeal. We lack
jurisdiction for two reasons.
      First, because the divorce action is still pending below, the trial court’s
December 18 order denying Enasha’s motion to set aside or reconsider the temporary
alimony order is not a final order. See Bailey v. Bailey, 266 Ga. 832, 832 (471 SE2d
213) (1996) (holding that an order awarding temporary alimony is interlocutory);
Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Savannah v. Norman J. Bass Constr. Co., 264 Ga. 16,
17 (1) (441 SE2d 63) (1994) (holding that an order denying a motion for
reconsideration is an interlocutory order). For this reason, in order to appeal the
December 18 order, Enasha was required to comply with the interlocutory appeal
procedures, including obtaining a certificate of immediate review. See OCGA § 5-6-34
(b); Bailey, 266 Ga. at 833 (“The discretionary appeal statute does not excuse a party
seeking appellate review of an interlocutory order from complying with the additional
requirements of OCGA § 5-6-34 (b).”); accord Scruggs v. Ga. Dept. of Human
Resources, 261 Ga. 587, 588-589 (1) (408 SE2d 103) (1991).
      Second, even if Enasha had been entitled to file a discretionary application from
the December 18 order, a discretionary application must be filed within 30 days of
entry of the order sought to be appealed. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (d). “Compliance with
the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human
Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Enasha filed this application
for discretionary appeal on January 19, 2024, 32 days after the trial court’s December
18 order, making it untimely.
      For these reasons, we lack jurisdiction to consider this application, which is
hereby DISMISSED.

                                       Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                         Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                     02/09/2024
                                                  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.