Georgia Department of Transportation v. Edward Kovalcik

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ April 13, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15A2222. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. KOVALCIK et al.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has moved for reconsideration of our opinion in the above-styled case. In Rivera v. Washington, __ Ga. __ (Case No. S15G0887, decided March 25, 2016), the Georgia Supreme Court held that the denial of a motion to dismiss based upon sovereign immunity is not subject to direct appeal. “Such a judicial determination presumptively applies retroactively to all cases in the ‘pipeline’. [Cits.]” Murphy v. Murphy, 295 Ga. 376, 379 (761 SE2d 53) (2014). We therefore vacate the opinion issued herein and dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The Motion for Reconsideration is dismissed as moot.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 04/13/2016 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 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.