Opinion
A25A0078
08-08-2024
WILMOT STUBBLEFIELD v. LOOMIS ARMORED US, LLC.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
In this action for fraud and related claims, pro se defendant Wilmot Stubblefield filed this direct appeal from the trial court's order scheduling a bench trial. We lack jurisdiction.
Under OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (1), appeals generally may be taken from "[a]ll final judgments, that is to say, where the case is no longer pending in the court below." Here, the trial court's order scheduling a bench trial is a non-final order that did not resolve all issues in this case. Consequently, Stubblefield was required to use the interlocutory appeal procedures - including obtaining a certificate of immediate review from the trial court - to appeal the order scheduling a bench trial. See OCGA § 5-6-34 (b); Bailey v. Bailey, 266 Ga. 832, 832-833 (471 S.E.2d 213) (1996); Scruggs v. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources, 261 Ga. 587, 588-589 (1) (408 S.E.2d 103) (1991). His failure to do so deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. See Bailey, 266 Ga. at 833.