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Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ October 28, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A21A0500. IRVING HARNED v. PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC. A21A0501. IRVING HARNED v. PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC. Irving Harned, acting pro se, filed two appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court, which transferred the appeals to this Court after finding that the appeals did not invoke Supreme Court jurisdiction.1 In A21A0500, Harned appeals from a June 2, 2020 trial court order finding him in contempt of a stalking temporary protective order obtained by Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. In A21A0501, Harned appeals from a June 2, 2020 trial court order denying his emergency motion for fraud on the court, a motion he filed in response to Piedmont Healthcare’s motion for contempt. Harned filed notices of appeal from both orders on August 14, 2020. We lack jurisdiction. A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of an appealable order. OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). “The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon the appellate court.” Couch v. United Paperworkers Intl. Union,
224 Ga. App. 721, 721 (482 SE2d 704) (1997) (citation omitted). Harned’s notices of appeal, filed 73 days after the superior court’s orders were entered and 31 days beyond the reimposition of deadlines under the Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (July 10, 2020),2 are 1 See Case Nos. S21A0133 and S21A0134 (transferred Sept. 28, 2020). 2 This Order “reimposes all deadlines and other time schedules and filing requirements that are imposed on litigants by statutes, rules, regulations, or court orders . . .” effective July 14, 2020. Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (II) (A) (2) (July 10, 2020). untimely. Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider these appeals, which are therefore DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 10/28/2020 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.
Document Info
Docket Number: A21A0500
Filed Date: 11/17/2020
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 11/17/2020