MICHAEL D. JORDAN v. LIQUID SERVICES AND LOGISTICS, LLC

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
May 11, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A1823. MICHAEL D. JORDAN et al v. LIQUID SERVICES AND
LOGISTICS, LLC.

Defendant Liquid Services and Logistics, LLC filed a motion to stay a foreign
judgment rendered against it in South Carolina because of a pending appeal in that
state. The trial court granted the motion and stayed enforcement of the judgment for
60 days. The trial court also ordered Defendant to provide an update on the South
Carolina appeal proceedings on or before May 4, 2026. Plaintiffs Michael D. Jordan,
Apple Services, Inc., and Plumbinator 1051, LLC then filed this direct appeal. We,
however, lack jurisdiction.
As this case remains pending below, the order Plaintiffs seek to appeal is a
non-final order. See OCGA § 5-6-34(a)(1)(B) (providing for a right of direct appeal
from “[a]ll final judgments, that is to say, where the case is no longer pending in the
court below[.]”). Under these circumstances, Plaintiffs could appeal only if they
complied with the interlocutory appeal procedures of OCGA § 5-6-34(b) or if the trial
court expressly determined that there was no just reason for delay under OCGA §
9-11-54(b). Johnson v. Hosp. Corp. of Am., 192 Ga. App. 628, 629 (385 SE2d 731)
(1989). “Where neither of these code sections [is] followed, the appeal is premature
and must be dismissed.” Id. (quotation marks omitted).
Because this case remains pending below, the defendants did not follow the
interlocutory appeal procedures, and the trial court did not enter judgment in
accordance with OCGA § 9-11-54(b), we are without jurisdiction to consider this
appeal.
Accordingly, the appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
05/11/2026
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.