# 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 9 D0 04 1 . RONNI E W I LLI AMS v . HOMER BRYSON et a l

.

Pri s o n er Ro n n i e W il l i am s s o u g h t t o p ro ceed i n fo rm a p au p eri s i n a pet i t i o n fo r

w r i t o f m an dam

u s ag ai n s t

, i n ter al i a, t he G eo rg i a Dep art m en t o f Co rrect i o n s

. O n Ap ri l 5

, 2 0 1 8

, t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed h i s req u es t t o p ro ceed i n f o r m a p au p eri s an d

r e j e c t e d t h e fi l i n g o f t h e p et i t i o n

. On J u n e 2 5, 2 0 1 8

, W i l l i am s fi l ed i n t h e Su p r e m e

Co u rt o f Geo rg ia an ap pl icat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ar y r e v i e w , 1 al leg i n g t hat h e d i d n ot

recei v e t im el y n ot i ce o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. Th e Su prem e Co u rt t ran s ferred t h e

cas e t o t hi s Co u rt

. See Cas e No

. S1 8 D1 50 0 (J u ly 1 3

, 2 0 1 8 ). W e, ho wev er, al s o l ack
ju ri s d i ct i o n

. An ap p l i cat i on fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev iew m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 day s o f en t ry

o f t h e o rd er o r ju dg m en t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). In h is ap p l i cat i o n,

W i ll i am s as s ert s t h at h e d i d n o t recei v e t h e o rd er o f t h e t ri al co u rt u n t i l J un e 1 8

, 2 0 1 8.

Bu t t h e req u i rem en t s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 are ju ri s d i ct i on al

, an d t hi s Co u rt can n ot

accep t an ap p l i cat i o n fo r ap peal n o t m a d e in co m p l i an ce t h erewi th

. Bo

yl e v. S t a t e , 1 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 4

, 7 3 4 (3 80 SE2 d 5 7) (1 9 8 9 ). W i l l i am s ’ s ap p l i cat i o n was u n t i m el y

1 Becau s e h e i s i n carcerat ed

, W i l l i am s’ s ap p eal i s co nt ro l l ed b y t h e Pri so n Li t i gat i o n Refo rm Act o f 1 9 9 6

, OCGA § 4 2 -1 2 -1 et s eq

. U n d er OCGA § 4 2 -1 2 -8

,

“ [a] p p eal s o f al l act i o n s fi l ed b y p ri s o ners s h al l b e as p ro v i d ed i n Co d e Sect i o n 5 -6

- 3 5 [,] ” t he s t at u t e g o v ern i n g d i scret i o n ary ap p eal s

. August 29, 2018fi led 8 1 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er h e s eek s t o ap p eal

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s ap p l i cat i o n

i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Fi n al l y , t o t h e ex t en t t h at t h e t ri al co u rt di d n o t p ro vi d e W i l l i am s wi t h t i m el y

n o t i ce o f i t s Ap ri l 5 , 2 0 1 8 o rd er, h i s rem ed y i s t o p et i t i o n t h e t ri al co urt t o s et as i d e

an d re-en t er t h e o rd er as a m ean s o f co rrect i n g t h e pro b l em

. See Pi er ce v. S t a t e , 2 8 9

Ga. 8 9 3 , 8 9 4 -8 9 5 (2 ) (7 1 7 SE2 d 2 02 ) (2 0 1 1 ).

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 i s a t r 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 t n e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th 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

. 08/29/2018