Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ November 06, 2013 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A14D0106. CYNTHIA WELCH v. SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Cynthia Welch filed this application for discretionary appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. in this wrongful foreclosure action. Orders granting summary judgment may be appealed directly; no application is necessary. See OCGA § 9-11-56 (h); Whiddon v. Stargell, 192 Ga. App. 826, 828 (386 SE2d 884) (1989).

If a party applies for discretionary review of a directly appealable order, we will grant the application under OCGA § 5-6-35 (j). Thus, this application for discretionary appeal is hereby GRANTED. Welch shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal, if she has not already done so. The clerk of the superior court is directed to include a copy of this order in the appeal record transmitted to this Court.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 11/06/2013 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,__________________ 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.