Edwin Ford, Sr. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,__________________ April 16, 2013

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A13A1514. EDWIN FORD, SR. et al v. FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION.

This case originated as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. After an adverse ruling, defendants Edwin Ford, Sr., and Vision 21 Concepts, Inc., appealed the magistrate court’s decision to the superior court. The superior court subsequently granted summary judgment to the plaintiff. Ford and Vision 21 Concepts then appealed directly to this Court. We lack jurisdiction. Because the order at issue disposes of a de novo appeal from a magistrate court decision, Ford and Vision 21 Concepts were required to follow the discretionary appeal procedures. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1); English v. Delbridge, 216 Ga. App. 366, 367 (454 SE2d 175) (1995). Their failure to do so deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 04/16/2013 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.