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, t h e m ay o r of Ro s wel l, ap p ea l s f r o m th e t ri al co urt ’ s

o rd er gran t i n g a wri t o f ou st er i n t h is q u o warran t o p ro ceed i n g

. 1 Th e t ri al co u rt ru l ed

t h at an u p d at e t o t h e R o s w e l l ci t y ch art er t h at b ecam e effect i v e i n 2 0 1 0 ren d ered

Wo o d in el ig i b l e to s erv e t h e fi ft h m ay o ral t erm t o wh i ch h e w as el ect ed i n 2 0 1 3

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Am o n g o t h er arg u m en t s rai s ed b e f o re t h e t ri al co u rt

, W o o d co n t en ded t h at :

(i ) ap p l y i n g t h e n e w ch art er pro v i s i on t o hi m i s un co n s ti t u t io n al l y ret ro act i v e; an d

(i i) t h e n ew p ro vi si o n o p erat es as an u n co n s t i t u t i o n al b i l l o f at t ai n d er.

Th e Su p r e m e Co u rt “ h as ex cl u s i v e ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er al l cas es i nv o l v i n g

co n st ru ct i o n o f t h e Co n s t i t u t i o n o f t h e St at e of Geo rg ia an d o f t he U n i t ed St at es an d

al l cas es i n wh i ch t h e co ns t i t u ti on al i ty o f a l aw, o rd i n an ce, o r co n s t i t u t i o nal p ro v i s i o n

h as b een cal l ed in t o qu es t io n .” At l an t a In dep en d en t S ch o o l Sys t em v. La n e

, 2 6 6 Ga.

6 5 7

, 6 57 (1 ) (4 6 9 SE2 d 2 2) (1 99 6 ) (ci t i n g Ga. Co n s t

. o f 1 98 3

, Art

. VI, Sec. VI, Par.

II (1 )). Becau s e th e t ri al co u rt ad dres sed an d reject ed W o o d ’s c l a i m s cal l i n g i n to

q u es ti o n t h e co n s t i t u t i on al i t y o f t h e ci t y ch art er, i t ap p ears t h at ju ri s d i ct i on o v er t h i s

ap p eal m ay l i e i n th e Su p rem e Co u rt

. See No r t h wa y v. Al l en

, 2 91 Ga. 2 2 7, 2 2 9

, n

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(7 2 8 SE2 d 6 2 4 ) (2 0 1 2 ) (n o t i n g t h at t h e Su p rem e Co u rt ’s j u ri s d i ct io n was b as ed o n

t h e tri al co u rt ’ s ru l i ng t h at a p ro v i s i o n i n a ci t y ch art er w as co n s t i t ut i o nal ); s ee

g en eral l y Ja cks o n v. In ma n

, 2 3 2 Ga. 5 6 6, 5 6 8 -5 7 1 (I) (2 0 7 SE2 d 47 5 ) (1 97 4 ) (d i rect

ap p eal fro m t ri al co u rt ord ers ad d res s i n g

, i nt er al i a, t h e co n s t i t u t i o n al i t y o f a ci t y

1 W o o d al s o h as fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t he Su p rem e Co u rt ; h i s ap p eal h as

b een do ck et ed i n t h at Co u rt as Cas e No . S1 8 A0 2 4 6

. October 10, 2017ch art er). As t h e Su p rem e Co u rt h as t h e u l t im a t e res p o ns i b il i t y fo r d et erm i n i n g

ap p el l at e ju ri s d ict i o n

, s ee S a xt o n v. Co a s ta l Di a l

ys i s & M ed

. Cl i n i c, In c.

, 2 6 7 G a.

1 7 7

, 17 8 ( 4 7 6 S E 2 d 5 8 7 ) (1 9 9 6 ), t h i s ap peal i s h ereb y TRANSFERRED t o t h e

Su p rem e Co u rt fo r d i s p o s i t i o n

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f G e o r g ia

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. 10/10/2017