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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 1 A1 04 9 . TRENT PYE v . J ACKSON HARRI S.

A ju ry fo u n d Tren t Py e g u i l t y o f rap e an d o t h er cri m es ; t h is Co urt affi rm ed t h e

co n vi ct i o n s an d t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. See Pye v. S t a t e , 3 2 2 Ga. Ap p.

1 2 5 (7 4 2 SE2 d 7 7 0 ) (2 0 1 3 ). On Sep t em b er 3 0 , 2 0 2 0

, act i n g p ro s e, Py e fi l ed i n t h e

Su p eri o r Co u rt o f Ch ero k ee Co u n t y a Pet i ti o n fo r W ri t o f M an d am u s ag ai n s t t h e t ri al

ju d g e an d a req u es t t o p ro ceed i n fo rm a p au peri s

. In an ord er en t ered o n Oct o b er 1 4,

2 0 2 0

, t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e fi l i n g o f t he p l ead i n g “ bas ed o n t h e [c] o u rt ’s

d et erm i n at i o n t h at t h e p l ead i n g s h o ws o n i t s face s u c h a c o m p l et e ab s en ce o f an y ju s t ici ab l e i s s u e o f law or fact t h at i t can n ot be reas o nab l y bel i e v e d t h at t h e [c] o u rt

co u ld g ran t an y rel i ef ag ai n s t an y p art y n am ed i n t h e p lead i n g .” See OCGA § 9 -1 5 -2

(d ). Py e fi l ed a n o ti ce o f ap p eal o n No v em ber 1 7

, 20 2 0

. 1 W e l ack j u ri s d i ct i o n fo r t wo

reas on s

. Fi rs t

, w h i l e ju d g m en t s an d ord ers g ran t in g o r refu s in g t o g ran t m an d am u s are

g en eral l y d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e, s ee OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (7 ), u n der t h e Pri s o n Li t i g at i o n

Refo rm Act

, an y ap p eal i n a ci v i l ca s e i n i t i at ed b y a p ri s on er m u st co m e by

d i s cret i o n a r y ap p l i cat i o n

. See OCGA § 4 2-1 2 -8 ; Jo nes v. To wn s en d

, 2 6 7 Ga. 4 8 9,

4 9 0 (4 8 0 SE2 d 2 4) (1 9 9 7 ). Becau s e Py e i s i n carcerat ed

, h e was req u i r e d t o f i l e an

ap p li cat io n fo r d is cret i on ary ap p eal t o s eek rev iew o f t h e t r i a l co u rt ’ s o rd er.

“ Co m p l i an 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 on al .” S mo a k v.

1 Py e fi l ed t he n o t i ce o f ap p eal i n t h e Su p rem e Co u rt o f Geo rg i a, b u t t h at Co u rt

t ran s ferred t he cas e t o t h i s Co u rt

, fi n di n g t h at i t l ack ed s ub ject m at t e r j u r is d i ct i o n

o v er t h e ap p eal . See Cas e No . S2 1 A0 5 3 9 (d eci d ed J an

. 1 1 , 2 0 2 1 ). March 10, 2021Dep t. o

f Hu ma n Res

. , 2 2 1 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 7

, 2 5 7 (4 7 1 SE2 d 6 0 ) (1 9 9 6 ). Py e’ s fai l u re to

fo l l o w t h e p ro p er ap p el l at e 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 i s ap p eal

. S eco n d

, ev en i f Py e h ad a ri g h t o f d i rect ap p eal

, t h is ap p eal is un t im e l y. A

n o t i ce o f ap p eal m

u st b e fi l ed wi t hi n 30 d ay s aft er t h e en t ry o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er.

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o ti 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 nfer ju ri s d i ct io n u p o n t h i s C o urt

. Co u ch v. Un i t ed Pa p er wo r ker s

In t l

. Un i o n , 2 24 G a. Ap p

. 7 2 1

, 7 2 1 (4 8 2 SE2 d 7 0 4 ) (1 9 9 7 ); see Ro wl a n d v. St a t e , 2 6 4

Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Py e fi l ed h i s n ot i ce o f ap p eal 3 4 d ay s aft er

t h e t ri al co urt en t ered t h e o rd er h e wi s h es t o ap p eal

. Fo r t h es e reas on s , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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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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, C l e r k

. 03/10/2021