John Sykes v. Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ September 17, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A20A1177. SYKES v. BORDEAUX et al. This direct appeal is from the denial of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a mandamus action. A direct appeal may be taken from an order granting or denying mandamus. OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (7). But the trial court “did not grant or deny the writ of mandamus sought by the plaintiff and [instead ruled only that there is a genuine issue of material fact precluding summary judgment, so] upon denial of the motion…