# 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 :

A1 8 A1 27 3 . MI CHELLE BARNETT v

. DAVI D MECKLI N, J UDGE. A1 8 A1 27 4 . MI CHELLE BARNETT v

. CHAD PLUMLEY, J UDGE. A1 8 A1 27 5 . MI CHELLE BARNETT v

. HI RAM POLI C E DEPARTMENT.

Fo l l owi n g ad v ers e r

u lings in the m a gis trat e co urt o f Pau l d i n g Co u n t y , M i ch el l e Barn et t ap p eal ed t o t he Pau l d i n g Co u n t y Su peri o r Co u rt . In o n e cas e, s u bs eq u en t l y
ap p eal ed an d d o ck et ed h ere as Cas e No

. A1 8 A 1 2 7 3
, Barn et t ap p eal ed t h e d i s m i s s al

o f h er p ro s e cl ai m s eek in g d ecl arat o ry rel i ef ag ai n s t Dav i d M eck l i n , a si t ti n g ju d g e i n t he Mu n i ci p al Co urt o f Hi ram , Geo rg i a. In an o t her cas e, s u b s eq uen t ly a ppe a l ed an d
d o ck et ed h ere as Cas e No . A1 8 A1 2 7 4 , Barn et t ap p eal ed t he d i s m i ss al o f h er p ro s e cl ai m a g a i n s t H i ram M un i ci p al Co urt Ju d ge Ch ad Pl u m l ey b as ed o n h is al l eg ed
i n t ro du ct i o n o f a “ frau d l en t d o cu m en t ” i n h er co u rt p ro ceed i n g s

. In a th i rd cas e,

s u b s eq u en t l y ap peal ed an d do ck et ed h ere as Cas e No

. A1 8 A1 2 7 5
, Barn et t ap p eal ed

t h e d i sm i s s al o f h er t o rt i o u s co n d u ct cl ai m ag ai n s t t h e Hi ram Po l ice Dep art m en t

. In

t h ree s ep arat e o rd ers , al l o f w hi ch were en t ered o n Au gu s t 1 1
, 2 0 1 7
, t h e s u p eri o r

co u rt di s m i s s ed al l th ree ap peal s

. Barn et t fi l ed d i rect ap p eal s fro m al l t h ree ord ers o n Sep tem b er 1 3 , 2 0 1 7. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n fo r t wo reas o n s

. Fi rs t , a d i rect ap p eal i s n o t au t h o ri zed h ere. A p a r t y s e e k i n g to ap p eal a

s u p eri o r co u rt o rd er rev i ewi ng a m ag i s trat e co urt deci s i o n m u s t fi l e an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap peal

. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 ); Bu l l o ck v. S a n d
, 2 6 0 Ga. Ap p

. 8 7 4,
8 7 5 (5 8 1 SE2 d 3 3 3 ) (2 00 3 ). Barn et t fai l ed t o fo l l o w t h e p ro p er ap p el l at e p ro ced u re
t o ap p eal t hes e cas es

. Seco n d
, ev en i f a di rect ap p eal was au t ho ri zed
, t h es e ap p eal s are u n t i m el y

. A

n o t i ce o f ap peal m

u s t be fi l ed w i t h i n 3 0 day s o f t h e e nt ry o f th e o rd er s o u g h t t o b e March 22, 2018ap p eal ed

. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). “ Th e p ro per an d t i m el y fi l i ng o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

i s an ab s o l u t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s di ct i o n u p on an ap p el l at e co u rt .” Co u ch v. Un i ted Pa

p er wo rker

s In t l

. U n i o n , 2 2 4 G a

. A p p

. 72 1 (4 8 2 SE2 d 7 0 4 ) (1 9 9 7 ) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). Here, Barn et t fi l ed h er n ot i ces o f ap p eal 33 day s aft er en t ry o f

t h e s u p eri o r co u rt ’ s o rd ers

. Al t h o u g h t h e Pau l di n g Co u nt y Su p eri o r Co u rt was cl o s ed

o n Sep tem

b er 11
, 2 0 17 du e t o H u rri can e Irm a, t h e co urt was op en o n Sep t em b er 1 2,
2 0 1 7

. Barn et t , h owev er, d i d no t fi l e h er n o ti ces o f ap p eal u n t il Sep t em b er 1 3
, 2 0 1 7.
Fo r t h es e reas o n s , t h es e ap p eal s are h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia C le r k ’ s O f f i c e , A t la n t a ,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

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

. 03/22/2018