TREND STITCHERS, LLC v. Wheeler

Dillard, Judge.

After the trial court granted summary judgment in its favor, appellant Trend Stitchers, LLC filed a timely motion for attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14, which was ultimately returned by the clerk of court due to the nonpayment of a “post-judgment motion” filing fee. Thereafter, Trend Stitchers filed a motion for fees to be filed nunc pro tunc under OCGA § 9-11-60 (g), which the trial court denied. Trend Stitchers appeals this decision, arguing that a timely filed motion under OCGA § 9-15-14 is a continuation of an existing case, which does not require a new filing fee. For the…