# 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 8 D0 54 5 . J ANI C E LONG-HATEF v . U.S. BANK, NA, AS TRUSTEE.

Th i s i s a d i sp o ss es s o ry

act i o n b ro ug h t b y

U.S. Ban k , NA, as Tru s t ee, ag ai n s t

J an i ce Lo n g -Hat ef. Th e m ag is t rat e co u rt i s su ed a wri t o f po s ses s i o n i n fav o r o f U.S.

Ban k o n J u n e 2 9
, 2 0 1 8, an d L o n g -Hat ef fi l ed t h i s p ro s e ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal o n J u l y 9 , 2 0 1 8 . W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct io n

. Gen eral ly
, “ [t ] h e o nl y av en u e of ap p eal av ai l a b l e fro m [a] m ag i s t rat e co u rt ju d g m en t i s pro v i d ed b y OCGA § 1 5-1 0 -4 1 (b ) (1 ), wh i ch al l o ws fo r a d e n o vo ap p eal

t o t h e s t at e o r s u p eri o r co u rt .” Ha n d l er v. Hu l s ey , 19 9 Ga. Ap p

. 7 5 1
, 7 51 (4 0 6 SE2 d

2 2 5 ) (1 9 91 ). Th i s Co u rt m ay o n l y ad d res s m ag i s trat e co u rt m at t ers t h at al read y h av e
b een rev i ewed by t h e s tat e o r s u p eri o r co u rt

. See W es t wi nd Co r

p

. v. W a s h i n g t o n Fed

. S & L As s n

. , 1 95 Ga. Ap p

. 4 1 1
, 4 1 1 (1 ) (3 93 SE2 d 4 7 9 ) (1 9 9 0 ); s ee al s o O CGA § 5

- 6 -3 5 (a) (1 ), (a) (1 1 ). Here, t h e o n l y o rd er i n t h e ap p l i cat io n m at eri al s was i s s u ed by

t h e m ag is t rat e co u rt , an d i t h as n o t b een rev i ewed b y a s t at e o r s u peri o r co u rt

. M o reo v er, ord in ari l y , an ap p l i cat io n f o r d i scret i o nary ap p eal m us t 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 o rd er s ou g h t t o b e ap p eal ed

. O CGA § 5-6 -3 5 (d ). Th e

u n d erl y i n g s u b

ject m at t er o f an ap p eal
, ho wev er, co nt ro l s o v e r t h e rel ief s o u g h t in

d et erm i n i n g t h e p ro p er ap p el lat e p ro ced u re. Reb i ch v. Mi les
, 26 4 Ga. 4 6 7
, 4 6 7 -4 6 8 (4 4 8 SE2 d 1 9 2 ) (1 9 9 4). Th e u n d erl y i n g su b j ect m at t er h ere i s a di s p os s es so ry act i o n.
OCGA § 4 4-7 -5 6 p ro v id es t h at an ap p eal fro m an y d i s p o s s es s o ry ju d g m en t m u s t b e
fi led wi t h i n s ev en d ay s o f th e dat e t h e j u d g m e n t was en t ered

. See Ra y M. W r i g h t
, August 06, 2018In c. v. Jo n es , 2 39 Ga. Ap p

. 5 2 1
, 5 2 2 -5 2 3 (5 2 1 SE2 d 4 5 6 ) (1 9 9 9 )

. Becau s e Lo n g

Hat ef’ s ap p l i cat io n was fi led 1 0 d ay s aft er t h e m ag i st rat e co u rt ’ s o rd er w as en t ered
,
t h i s ap p l i cat i o n i s u n t i m el y

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s ap p l i cat io n 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 ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is 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 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

. 08/06/2018