Mohamed Ouda instituted a dispossessory action against Marvis McDaniel- Ivey in magistrate court. The magistrate dismissed the action, and Ouda appealed to superior court. The superior court entered an order that added parties; quashed a subpoena; consolidated the case with an ongoing quiet title action; compelled payment of rent into the registry of the court; and granted Ouda access to the property for the purposes of making repairs. McDaniel-Ivey filed a notice of appeal from this ruling. We, however, lack jurisdiction.

As a general rule, a right of direct appeal lies from a final judgment; that is, where the case is no longer pending below. See OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (1). Here, the action remains pending in the superior court. Because the order was not final, McDaniel-Ivey was required to comply with the interlocutory appeal procedures of OCGA § 5-6-34 (b) in order to obtain appellate review. ^[1] See Pace Constr. Corp. v. *2 Northpark Assoc., 215 Ga. App. 438, 439 (450 SE2d 828) (1994). We thus lack jurisdiction to consider this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

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[1] McDaniel-Ivey filed an application for interlocutory appeal with the Supreme Court, which was transferred to this Court. However, McDaniel-Ivey withdrew the application. See A17I0238, withdrawn May 19, 2017.