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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A1 8 A1 72 2

. D ARRELL T. PRICE v. GREGORY C. DOZIER, COM M ISSIONER.

P E R C U R I A M

. On M arch 2 7 , 2 0 1 8 , t h i s Co u rt g ran t ed Darrel l Pri ce’ s ap pl icat i o n fo r
d i s cret i o n ary ap peal fro m t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g h i s p et i t i o n fo r m an d am u s

. See Cas e No

. A1 8 D0 3 55 (d eci d ed M arch 2 7 , 2 0 18 )

. Th e o rd er di rect ed t h at t h e

ap p el l an t fi l e a n ot ice o f ap p eal wi t h i n 1 0 d ay s o f t h e d at e o f t h e o rd er. See OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (g ). Pri ce fi l ed h i s no t i ce of ap p eal o n Ap ri l 1 0 , 2 0 1 8, fo u rt een d ay s aft er t h e

en t ry o f t h e o rd er.
Th e t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s an ab s o lu t e req u irem en t t o co n fer ju ri s d i ct i o n on t h i s Co urt

. W h it e v. W h i t e , 18 8 G a. Ap p

. 55 6 , 5 5 6 ( 3 7 3 SE2 d 8 2 4 ) (1 9 8 8). Becau se Pri ce fai l ed t o f i l e a n o t ice o f ap p eal w i th i n 1 0 d ay s o f o u r o rd erg ran t i n g t h e d is cret i o n ary ap pl icat i o n, t h e n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s u n t i m el y
. Acco rd i n g l y ,

t h i s ap p eal i s D ISM ISSED fo r l ack o f j u r i s d i ct io n

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -4 8 (b ) (1 );

Ba r nes v. Ju s t i s , 2 2 3 Ga. Ap p . 6 7 1 , 6 7 1 -6 7 2 (4 78 SE2 d 4 0 2 ) (1 9 9 6). Ap p ea l di smi s s ed

. Di vi s io n Per Cu r i a m

. Al l Ju dg es co n cu r , McFa dd en , P. J.,

co n cu r s f u l l y a n d s p eci a l l y
.

2A1 8 A1 72 2 . PRICE v . DOZIER.

M C F A D D E N , Pres id i n g J u d g e, co n cu rri n g fu l l y an d s p eci al l y
. I co n cu r fu ll y
. I w ri t e s ep arat el y t o ack n o wl ed g e t he h ars h an d u n fai r res u l t o f

t h e s et tl ed l aw we m

u s t ap pl y
. Ap p el l an t Pri ce i s i n carcerat ed

. He fi l ed a p ro s e ap p l icat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

rev i ew wi t h t h i s co u rt

. Mo s t o f t h e p r o s e i n m at e ap p l i cat i o n s we s ee are wi t h o ut

m eri t , o ft en p at en t l y s o. Bu t we g ran ted Pri ce’ s ap p l i cat i o n

. Th at g ran t refl ect s o u r
i n i t i al d et erm i n at i o n t h at h is arg u m en t s h a v e a t l e a s t arg u ab l e m eri t

. See Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 3 1 (b ).

As req u i red b y t h e A p p el l at e Pract i ce A ct , o u r o rd er gran t i n g Pri c e’ s

ap p li cat io n d i rect ed h i m t o fi l e h i s n o t i ce o f ap p eal wi t h i n t en d ay s

. See OCGA § 5 -6

-
3 5 (g ).Ou r o rd er g ran ti n g th e ap p l i cat i o n was is s u ed o n M arch 2 7 , 2 0 18

. Th e co p y o f

o u r o rd er at t a c h e d t o t h e n ot ice o f ap p eal i s s t am p ed “ Recei v ed ” at t h e Co ffee

Co r r e c t i o n al Faci l i t y o n Ap ri l 2 , 2 0 1 8

. Pri ce’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal an d at t ach ed

cert ifi cat e o f s erv i ce are d at ed t h e n ex t d ay , Ap ri l 3 , 2 0 1 8. Bu t t he n o t i ce o f ap p eal

was fi le-s t a m

p e d b y t h e Fu lt o n Co u n t y Su p eri o r Co u rt o n Ap ri l 10 , 2 0 1 8

. So i t

ap p ears fro m t he reco rd t h at al th o u g h Pri ce act ed pro m p t ly aft er recei v i ng o u r o rd er,
h i s fi l i ng d id n o t g et t o t he s u p eri o r co u rt o n t im e, m ean i n g t h at we can n o t ex erci s e ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er h i s ap p eal

. Th i s i s a recu rri n g i s s u e. It ap p ears to ari s e, n o t fro m an y o n e’ s n eg l ect o r

m i s co n du ct , b u t fro m o rd i n a r y d el ay i n m ai l del i v ery t o an d fro m o u r co rrect i o n al
faci li t i es an d fro m

n eces s ary s ecu ri t y

p recau t i o n s

.

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