Channon R. Cody appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing two appeals pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-48 c on the basis that she caused an unreasonable and inexcusable delay in the transmission of the record to this Court by failing to timely pay costs in the trial court. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the first appeal. Because dismissal of the first appeal rendered this Court without jurisdiction to consider the second appeal, Cody’s contentions as to the second dismissed appeal are dismissed as moot.
On August 23, 1999, Cody filed a timely notice of appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp. and David Evans on Cody’s claim for return of an earnest money deposit. On the same day, Cody was notified pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-48 c of $246.50 in costs due in the trial court associated with the appeal. On September 8, 1999, Cody filed an affidavit of indigence which made the cursory assertion that, “because of my indigence, I am unable to pay the $246.50 costs . . .” A hearing was scheduled to consider Cody’s assertion of indigence along with motions filed by Coldwell Banker and Evans for the award of attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-14. Cody failed to appear at the hearing and produced no evidence in support of her claim of indigence. Her attorney, who appeared on her behalf, told the court he had spoken to Cody and that she was at work and had forgotten about the hearing because her life was in chaos. The attorney explained that he had no evidence to support the indigence claim because he was expecting Cody to bring supporting documents to the hearing. After the hearing, the trial court entered an order on February 4, 2000, granting the motions for attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14, concluding that Cody was not entitled to indigent status, and requiring Cody to pay the court costs. Cody filed a second notice of appeal on March 3, 2000, from the award of attorney fees, and on March 10, 2000, Cody was notified pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-48 c that unpaid court costs had increased from the $246.50 associated with the first appeal to $421.00 in light of her second appeal.
