Court Opinion

ID: 2741112
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Date Created: 2014-10-09 15:04:13.47153+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                   September 26, 2014

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15D0056. SHERRI LONG, et al. v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
    ASSOCIATION.

      In this dispossessory action, Sherri Long, Djuan Long, and others filed an
application for discretionary review from an order entered by the Magistrate Court
of Fulton County on or about September 4, 2014. “The only avenue of appeal
available from [a] magistrate court judgment is provided by OCGA § 15-10-41 (b)
(1), which allows for a de novo appeal to the state or superior court.” Handler v.
Hulsey, 199 Ga. App. 751 (406 SE2d 225) (1991). In other words, a party aggrieved
by a magistrate court ruling must first seek review in the state or superior court.
      The Georgia Constitution requires that “[a]ny court shall transfer to the
appropriate court in the state any civil case in which it determines that jurisdiction or
venue lies elsewhere.” 1983 Ga. Const., Art. 6, Sec. 1, Para. 8; Bosma v. Gunter, 258
Ga. 664 (373 SE2d 368) (1988). Accordingly, this case is hereby TRANSFERRED
to the State Court of Fulton County for disposition.

                                         Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                                                    09/26/2014
                                                Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                         the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                                Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                         hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                         , Clerk.