The City of Rincon, Georgia v. Ernest Communities LLC

Court of Appeals of Georgia

The City of Rincon, Georgia v. Ernest Communities LLC

DecidedSeptember 23, 2019

DocketA20D0071

StatusPublished

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Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ September 13, 2019

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A20D0071. THE CITY OF RINCON, GEORGIA et al. v. ERNEST COMMUNITIES LLC.

In this ordinance dispute, plaintiff Ernest Communities, LLC filed a petition for a declaratory judgment and an injunction, naming as defendants the City of Rincon and Rincon’s mayor, city council, and city planner, as well as several members of the city council. The petition also asserted a civil rights violation and sought a writ of mandamus. The plaintiff subsequently moved for partial summary judgment and the defendants filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the plaintiff’s motion and denied the defendants’ cross-motion. The defendants then filed this application for discretionary review of the court’s ruling. The grant of partial summary judgment may be directly appealed. See OCGA § 9-11-56 (h); Nugent v. Myles, 350 Ga. App. 442, 444 (1) n. 4 (829 SE2d 623) (2019). We will grant an otherwise timely application for discretionary appeal if the lower court’s order is subject to direct appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (j); see also Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003) (OCGA § 5-6-35 (j) applies to the grant of partial summary judgment). Accordingly, this application is hereby GRANTED. The defendants shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the trial court if they have not already done so. The clerk of the trial court is DIRECTED to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/13/2019 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.

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Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ September 13, 2019

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A20D0071. THE CITY OF RINCON, GEORGIA et al. v. ERNEST COMMUNITIES LLC.

In this ordinance dispute, plaintiff Ernest Communities, LLC filed a petition for a declaratory judgment and an injunction, naming as defendants the City of Rincon and Rincon’s mayor, city council, and city planner, as well as several members of the city council. The petition also asserted a civil rights violation and sought a writ of mandamus. The plaintiff subsequently moved for partial summary judgment and the defendants filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the plaintiff’s motion and denied the defendants’ cross-motion. The defendants then filed this application for discretionary review of the court’s ruling. The grant of partial summary judgment may be directly appealed. See OCGA § 9-11-56 (h); Nugent v. Myles, 350 Ga. App. 442, 444 (1) n. 4 (829 SE2d 623) (2019). We will grant an otherwise timely application for discretionary appeal if the lower court’s order is subject to direct appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (j); see also Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003) (OCGA § 5-6-35 (j) applies to the grant of partial summary judgment). Accordingly, this application is hereby GRANTED. The defendants shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the trial court if they have not already done so. The clerk of the trial court is DIRECTED to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/13/2019 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.

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