Court Opinion

ID: 9915179
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Date Created: 2024-01-04 19:02:56.460503+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:18:14.914252
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                       ATLANTA,____________________
                                                January 04, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0720. AKEEM WARNEY v. MADISON KING et al.

      This case originated as a dispossessory action in magistrate court. The
magistrate court issued a writ of possession against Akeem Warney, and Warney
appealed to the superior court. The superior court also issued a writ of possession
against Warney, who thereafter filed this direct appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court,
which transferred the matter to this Court. See Case No. S24A0232 (Nov. 16, 2023).
We lack jurisdiction.
      “[A]ppeals from decisions of the superior courts reviewing decisions of lower
courts by certiorari or de novo proceedings shall be by application for discretionary
appeal.” Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003) (punctuation
omitted); accord OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals
procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257,
257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Warney’s failure to follow the proper procedure deprives
us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

                                       Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                               C l e r k ’ s                  O f f i c e ,
                                       Atlanta,____________________
                                                 01/04/2024
                                               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.