Housing Authority of Savannah v. Alicia Louder

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: February 7, 2017
• Docket: A17A0913
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ January 20, 2017

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17A0913. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAVANNAH v. ALICIA LOUDER.

This case began as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. Following an adverse ruling in that court, defendant Alicia Louder appealed to the state court, which denied plaintiff Housing Authority of Savannah’s request for a writ of possession. The plaintiff then appealed directly to this Court. We lack jurisdiction. An appeal from a state court order disposing of a de novo appeal from a magistrate court decision must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (11); Strachan v. Meritor Mtg. Corp. East, 216 Ga. App. 82 (453 SE2d 119) (1995). The plaintiff’s failure to do so deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 01/20/2017 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.