Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-02-08 16:05:43.243541+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                        ATLANTA,____________________
                                                 February 08, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0920. OMIR A. HAKEEM v. MICHELLE R. GILBERT.

      Michelle R. Gilbert sued Omir A. Hakeem in magistrate court seeking a writ of
possession for property occupied by Hakeem, as well as past-due rent and late fees.
Hakeem counterclaimed for damages, and the matter was transferred to state court.
The case proceeded to a bench trial, and on December 13, 2023, the trial court granted
Gilbert a writ of possession, but declined to award either party monetary damages. On
January 10, 2024, Hakeem filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
      While as a general rule a notice of appeal must be filed with in 30 days of entry
of the order sought to be appealed, see OCGA § 5-6-38 (a), appeals in dispossessory
actions must be filed within 7 days of the date judgment was entered. See OCGA §
44-7-56 (b) (1); Radio Sandy Springs v. Allen Road Joint Venture, 311 Ga. App. 334, 335-
336 (715 SE2d 752) (2011). And the proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an
absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction on this Court. Ray M. Wright, Inc. v. Jones,
239 Ga. App. 521, 522-523 (521 SE2d 456) (1999). Here, Hakeem filed her notice of
appeal 28 days after the state court entered its order issuing a writ of possession.
Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby
DISMISSED.

                                  Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                    Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                02/08/2024
                                             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.