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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

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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 9 A1 65 2 . W ESLEY EDI N S et a l . v

. GARY L. PATRI CK.

Th i s cas e b eg an as a di sp o s s es s o ry p ro ceed i ng i n m a g i s t rat e co u rt b et ween

l an d l o rd Gary L. Pat ri ck an d ten an t s W es l ey Ed i n s an d St ep han i e Ro l an d -Ed i n s

. Fo l l o wi ng an ad v ers e ru l i ng , th e t en an t s ap p eal ed t o th e s up eri o r co urt

, wh i ch i s s u ed

a w ri t o f p o s s es s i o n i n fav o r o f t h e l an d l o rd

. Th e t en an t s t hen fi l ed t h i s d i rect ap p eal

. W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n fo r t wo reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, ap p eal s fro m s u p eri o r co u rt d eci s i o n s rev i ewi n g l o wer co u rt d eci s i o n s by

cert io rari o r d e n o v o p ro ceed in g s m u s t b e i n i t i at e d b y f

i l i ng an ap pl i cat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary ap peal

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 ), (b ); 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 ). “ Co m p l ian ce wi t h t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s p ro ced u re

i s ju ri s d i ct i o n al .” S

mo a k v. Dep t

. of Hu ma n Res o u rces , 2 2 1 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 7

, 2 5 7 (4 7 1

SE2 d 6 0) (1 9 9 6 ). Th e t en an t s ’ fai l u re t o fo ll o w t h e p ro p er p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s o f
ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is ap p eal

. Seco n d

, wh i l e a n ot ice o f ap p eal g en eral l y m u st b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry

o f t h e ord er so u g h t t o b e ap p eal ed u n d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a), t h e u n d erl y in g s u b ject

m at t er o f an ap p eal co n t ro ls o v er t h e rel i ef s o u g ht in d et erm i n i n g t h e p ro per ap p el l at e

p ro ced ure. Ra di o Sa n d

y S p r i ng s
, In c. v. Al l en Ro a d Jo i n t Ven t u re , 31 1 Ga. Ap p

. 3 3 4,

3 3 5 (7 1 5 SE2 d 7 5 2 ) (2 0 1 1 ). Th e u n d erl y i n g s u b ject m at t er h ere i s a d i s p o s s es s o ry ju d g m e n t. Un d er OCGA § 4 4 -7 -5 6

, ap p eal s i n d i s p o s s es s o ry act i o n s 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 ju d gm en t was en tered

. Ra y M. W r i g h t

, In c. v. Jo n es , 2 3 9 Ga. Ap p

. 5 2 1

, 5 2 2 -5 2 3 (5 2 1 SE2 d 4 5 6) (1 9 9 9 ). Th e pro p er an d t im el y fi l i n g o f

a n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s an ab so l ut e req u i rem en t t o co nfer ju ri s di ct i o n on t h i s Co u rt

. Id

. April 03, 2019at 5 2 3

. Th e t en an t s ’ Feb ru ary 2 8 , 2 01 9 n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s u n ti m el y , as i t was fi l ed

ei g h t d ay s aft er en t ry

o f t h e s u peri o r co u rt ’ s Feb ru ary 2 0 , 2 01 9 o rd er.

Fo r each of t h es e reas o n s , t h e t en an t s ’ ap p eal i s hereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack

o f ju ri s d ict i o n

.

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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

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, C l e r k

. 04/03/2019