# 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 :

A2 2 A0 40 8 . CHARLI E BRANNER v . CLAY PATE.

In No v em

b er 20 1 8

, Ch arl i e Bran n er en t ered a n eg o ti at e d p lea u nd er No r th

Ca r o l i n a v. Al

fo r d

, 4 0 0 U. S. 2 5 (9 1 SCt 1 6 0

, 27 LE2 d 1 6 2 ) (1 9 7 0) t o t h ree co u n t s

o f ch i ld m o l es t at i o n

. 1 On Sep t em b er 2 1

, 20 2 1

, Bran n er fi l e d th e i n s t an t p ro s e

m an d am u s p et i t i o n s eek i n g t o co m p el t he t ri al co u rt t o pro v i d e d o cu m en t at i o n

reg ard i n g th e i m

p an el i n g of ju ri es d u ri ng t h e co u rt ’ s Sep t em b er 2 0 17 t erm an d a

t ran s cri p t o f t h e h eari ng o n h i s m o t i o n t o wi t h draw h i s g u il t y p l ea

. T h e m a n d am u s

p et i t i o n was as s i g n ed a n ew ci v i l cas e n u m b er. Th e t ri al co u rt p ro v i d ed Bran n er wi th

s o m e i n fo rm at io n ab o u t t h e ju ri es i m p an el ed an d d en i ed t h e pet i t i o n a s m o o t

, a n d

Bran n er fi l ed a p ro s e n o t i ce o f ap p eal

.

Al t h ou g h ju d g m en t s an d o rd ers g r a n t i n g o r refu s in g t o g ran t m an dam u s are

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

Li t i gat i o n Refo rm Act

, an y ap p eal i n a ci v i l cas e t hat was i n i t i at ed b y a p ri s o n er m u s t

co m e by d i s cret i o nary ap p li cat i o n

. See OCGA § 4 2 -1 2 -8 ; Jo n es 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 Bran n er i s i ncarcerat ed

, h e was req u i red to

1 T h i s i s no t Bran n er’ s fi rs t ap p earan ce i n t h i s Co u rt

. Bran n er fi l ed a p ro s e

m o ti o n t o wi t h d raw h i s g u i l t y p l ea wh i l e rep res en t ed b y co u n sel

, an d t h e t ri al co u rt

d en ied h is m o t i o n

, an d h e ap p eal ed t o t h i s Co u rt

. In Br an n er v. St a t e

, 3 55 Ga. Ap p.

1 3 7 (8 4 3 SE2 d 2 6 ) (2 0 2 0 ), we v acat ed t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ord er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n an d

rem an ded t h e cas e wi t h d i rect i on t h at t h e t ri al co u rt d i s m i s s Bran n er’ s pro s e m o t i o n.

Si n ce t h at t i m e, Bran n er fi l ed a d i rect ap peal fro m t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i a l o f h i s

m o t io n fo r an o u t -o f-t im e ap p eal

, wh i ch t h i s Co u rt d is m i ss ed

. See Cas e N o

. A2 1 A0 61 9 (M ay

2 6 , 2 0 21 ). November 08, 2021f

i l e a n ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal in o rd er t o ap p eal t h e ci vi l m an d am u s

ru l i n g. See Br o ck v. Ha r d ma n

, 3 0 3 Ga. 7 2 9

, 73 1 (2 ) (8 1 4 SE2 d 7 3 6) (2 0 1 8). Fo r t h i s

reas on , we l ack ju ri s di ct i o n o v er t hi s d i rect ap peal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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 t i f y th 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 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

. 11/08/2021