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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 :

A2 0 A0 32 3 . ROOSEVELT LEE, J R. v . J ANE BARW I CK et a l

.

In 2 0 1 1

, R o o s e vel t Lee, J r. pl ead ed g u i l t y t o ag g rav at ed as s au l t an d o t h er

cri m es

. Bas ed on th e li m i t ed m at eri al s befo re u s , i t a p p e ars t hat he l at er fi l ed a

p et i t i o n fo r a wri t o f h ab eas co rp u s , wh i ch was d is m i ss ed

. Lee h as n o w fi l ed

, i n t h i s

Co u rt

, a s et o f d o cu m en t s t h at w e d o ck et ed as a pet i t i o n fo r a wri t o f m an dam u s

. Lee

s t at es t h at h e wi sh es to (1 ) p u rs u e a m al p ract i ce a c t i o n ag ai n st t h e at t orn ey wh o

rep res en t ed h i m

i n t h e h ab eas cas e an d (2 ) fi le a ren ewal h ab eas p et it i o n

.

“ Gen eral l y , t h e su p eri o r co u rt s o f t h i s s t at e h av e t h e p ower, in p ro p er cas es , to

i s su e p ro ces s i n t he n at ure o f m an d am u s,

. . . an d h e n c e t h e need t o res o rt t o t h e

ap p el l at e co u rt s fo r s uch rel ief b y pet i t i o n fi l ed i n t h e ap p el l at e co urt s wi l l b e

ex t rem el y rare.” B r own v. Jo h ns o n , 2 5 1 G a. 4 3 6

, 4 3 6 (3 0 6 SE2 d 6 55 ) (1 9 8 3 ). Rat h er,

t h e p ro ced u re t o b e fo ll o wed b efo re s eek i n g t o i n v o k e t h i s Co u rt ’ s or iginal m an d am u s ju ri s d i ct i o n is t o fi l e t h e p et i t i o n i n t h e ap pro p ri at e l o wer co u rt fi rs t

. See Gr a h a m v.

C a v e nd er , 2 5 2 Ga. 1 2 3, 1 2 3 (3 1 1 SE2 d 8 3 2 ) (1 9 8 4 ); Exp ed i a

, In c. v. Ci t y o f

Co l umb us , 3 05 Ga. Ap p

. 4 5 0

, 4 5 5 (2 ) (b ) (6 9 9 SE2 d 60 0 ) ( 2 0 1 0 ) (“ Ex cep t i n t h e

rares t o f cas es , li t ig an t s s eek in g t o i n v o ke t h i s Co u rt ’ s ori g i n al ju ri s d ict i o n

. . . m u s t

f i rs t p et i ti o n t h e s up eri o r co u rt fo r su ch rel i ef.”). Here, t h e reco rd co n t ai n s n o

i n d i cat i o n t h at Lee h as o b t ai ned a ru l i n g i n t h e s up eri o r co u rt o n t he cl ai m s i n h i s

m an d am u s p et it io n

. M o reo v er, we q ues ti o n wh et h er m an d am u s i s t he p ro p er v eh i cl e fo r t h e rel i ef

t h at Lee s eek s

. “ M an dam u s i s a rem ed y fo r i m

pro p e r go v ern m en t i n act i o n

– t h e

fai l u re o f a p u bl i c o ffi ci al t o p erfo rm a cl ear d u t y .” Bi b b Co u n t y v. Mo nr o e Co u n t

y , 2 9 4 Ga. 7 3 0

, 7 3 4 (7 5 5 SE2 d 7 6 0 ) (2 0 1 4) (p u n ct u at i on o m i t t ed ). Lee’ s co m p l ai n t s o f September 25, 2019l eg al m al p ract ice are n o t d i rect ed t o ward a p u b l i c offi ci al

. An d a ren ewal act i o n m u s t

b e fi l ed in t h e t ri al co u rt

, n o t h ere. To t he ex t en t t h at Lee co m p l ai n s t h at t h e t ri al co u rt

erred b y d i s m i ss i n g h i s h ab eas act i o n , hi s rem ed y was t o ap p eal t h at ru l i n g , n o t t o fi l e

a m an d am

u s p et i ti o n. See Co m mo n Ca u s e/ Ga . v. Ca mp b el l

, 2 6 8 Ga. A p p

. 59 9

, 6 0 1

(2 ) (6 02 SE2 d 3 3 3 ) (2 0 0 4 ) (m an d am u s “ d o es n o t p r o v i d e a rem ed y t o co m p el t h e

u n d o i n g o f act s a l r ead y do n e o r t h e co rrect i o n o f wro n g s al read y p erp et rat ed ”)

(p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ).

In s h o rt

, t h i s is n o t o n e o f t h e ex t rem el y rare i n s t an ces i n wh i ch t h i s Co u rt wi l l

ex erci s e o ri g i n al m an d am u s ju ri s d ict i o n

. See Ga

y v. Owen s , 29 2 Ga. 4 80

, 4 8 2 -4 8 3

(2 ) (7 3 8 SE2 d 6 1 4) (2 0 1 3). Un t i l s u ch t i m e as Lee h as p u rs ued rel i ef i n t h e t ri al co u rt

an d o b t ai n ed a ru l in g t h ereo n , th ere i s n o b as i s fo r t h i s Co u rt t o ex erci se ju ri s d i ct i o n.

See Br o wn , 2 5 1 Ga. at 4 3 6.

Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s p et i t i o n fo r wri t o f m an d am u s i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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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

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, C l e r k

. 09/25/2019