# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A 1 5 D0 2 95

. EDDI E A M OAKUH v

. FEDERAL N ATI ONAL M ORTGAGE

ASSOCI ATI ON.

Ed d i e Am o ak

u h

, t h ro u g h at t o rn ey Gra d y R o b e rt s

, h as fi l ed a s eco n d

ap p li cat io n fo r di s c r e ti o n ary ap p eal s eek in g rev i ew o f an o rd er en t ered b y t h e

M a g i s trat e Co u rt o f Fu l t o n Co u n t y i n t h is d i s po s ses s o ry act i o n

. Am o ak u h ’ s fi r s t

ap p li cat io n s o ug h t rev i ew o f a m ag i s t rat e co u rt o rd er, an d w e t ran s ferred t h at cas e to

s t at e co u rt

. Amo a ku h v. Fed er a l Na t io n a l M

o r tg a g e As s n

. , Cas e No

. A1 5 D0 2 7 8

(t ran sferr e d F e b

. 1 8

, 2 0 1 5 ). W e h av e rep eat ed l y i n fo rm ed Grad y Ro b ert s t h at t h i s

Co u rt m ay o n l y rev i ew m ag i st rat e co u rt m at t ers th at al read y h av e b een rev i ewed by

t h e s t at e o r s u p eri o r co urt

. See Ha n d l er v. Hu l s ey

, 1 9 9 Ga. Ap p. 7 5 1 (4 06 SE2 d 2 2 5 )

(1 9 9 1); W es t wi n d Co r

p

. v. W a s h i n g t o n Fed

er al S a vi n gs & Lo a n As s n

. , 1 9 5 Ga. Ap p.

4 1 1 (1 ) (3 9 3 SE2 d 4 7 9 ) (1 99 0 ). An d we h av e rep eat ed l y t ran s ferred s u ch cas es t o t h e

a p p ro p ri at e s t at e co u rt

, n o t in g i n o ur o rd ers t h at “ [t ] he o n l y av en u e o f ap p eal

av ai l ab l e fro m [a] m a g i s t rat e co u rt ju d g m en t i s pro v i d ed by OCGA § 1 5 -1 0 -4 1 (b )

(1 ), w h i ch al l ows fo r a d e n o v o ap p eal t o t he s t at e o r s u p eri o r co u rt .” Ha nd l er

, s u p ra.

Nev ert h el e s s

, Grad y Ro b ert s has ch o s en t o i g n o re t h i s Co u rt ’ s ord ers an d h as

, y et

ag ai n

, fi l ed an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o nary ap p eal fro m a m ag i s t rat e co u rt o rd er. 1

1 W e n o t e t hat t h i s ap p l i cat io n i s u n t i m el y b ecau s e ap peal s fro m a

d i s p o s s es s o ry ju d g m en t m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n s ev en d ay s o f t h e d at e t h e j u d gm en t was

en t ered

. See OCGA § 4 4-7 -5 6 ; Ra y M. W ri g h t, In c. v. Jo n es

, 2 3 9 Ga. Ap p

. 5 2 1 (5 2 1

SE2 d 4 5 6) (1 99 9 ). Grad y Ro bert s fi l ed th is ap p l icat i o n 8 da y s aft er t h e d at e t h e

m ag i s t rat e co u rt o rd er was en t ered

. N ev ert h el es s

, b ecau s e we d o n o t p o s s es s

ju ri s d i ct i o n t o en t ert ai n t h e cas e, we d ecl i ne t o d i s m is s i t o n t h is g ro u nd

. March 23, 2015It i s cl ear t h at Grad y Ro b ert s h as n o co n cern t h at h i s rep eat ed refu s al to fo l l o w

p ro p er ap p el lat e p ro ced u re p l aces an i n o rd i n at e b u rd en on t h e Co u rt ’ s ju d i ci al

res o u rces

. Co urt o f Ap p eal s R u l e 1 5 a u th o ri zes t he i m po s it i o n o f a s an ct i o n i n an y

ci v i l cas e wh erei n an ap p l i cat i o n i s d et erm in ed t o b e fri v o l o us

. Becau s e Grad y

Ro b ert s h as i g n o red G eo rg i a l aw an d t h is Co urt ’ s rep eat ed in s t ru ct i o n t h at m ag i s t rat e

co u rt o rd ers m

u s t f i r s t b e ap peal ed t o s t at e o r s u p eri or co urt

, we h ereb y fi n e Grad y

Ro b ert s $ 5 0 0 fo r fi l i ng t h is fri v o l o u s ap pl i cat io n

.

W e n o t e t hat

, as a g en eral ru l e, wh en a lo wer co u rt di s m i s s es a p ro perl y -fi l ed

ap p eal

, an ap p el lan t m ay ap peal fro m t h at d eci s i o n

. See gen eral l y Amer i ca n Med i ca l

S ecu ri t y Gr o u p v. P a r ker

, 2 84 Ga. 1 0 2

, 1 0 3 (2 ) (6 6 3 SE2 d 6 97 ) (2 0 0 8 ). Ho w ev er, an

ap p eal fro m a m ag i s trat e co u rt d eci s i o n m u s t fi rs t b e h eard b y th e s t a t e o r s u p eri o r

co u rt befo re t h is Co u rt m ay ex erci s e ju ri s di ct i o n o v er t h e cas e. See Ha nd l er

, s u p ra;

W es t wi nd Co r

p.

, s u pra. To th e ex t en t t h at Grad y Ro b ert s m ay be d i s s at i s fi ed wi t h t h e

m ag i s t rat e co u rt ’ s h an d l i n g o f h i s ap p eal

, a m o re ap p ro p ri at e av en u e of rel i ef m ay b e

t h ro u g h a m an d am

us act i o n.

Th i s Co urt m ay no t accep t an ap p l i cat i o n or ap p eal wh en we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Becau s e t h e Geo rg i a Co ns t i t u t i o n r eq u i res t h at “ [a] ny co u rt s h al l tran s fer t o t h e

ap p ro p ri at e co u rt i n t h e s t at e an y ci v i l cas e i n wh ich i t d et erm i n es t h at ju ri sd i ct i o n o r

v en ue l i es el s ewh ere,” 1 9 8 3 Ga. Co n s t

., A rt

. 6

, Sec. 1

, Para. 8; Bo s ma v. G u n t er

, 2 5 8

Ga. 6 6 4 (3 7 3 SE2 d 36 8 ) (1 9 8 8), t h i s cas e i s h ereb y TRANSFERRED t o t h e St at e

Co u rt o f Fu l t o n Co u nt y

fo r d i s p o s i t i o n

.

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f G e o r g ia

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 03/23/2015