James R. Sims v. Altisource Residential, Lp

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: May 17, 2017
• Docket: A17A0396
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ May 10, 2017

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17A0396. JAMES R. SIMS et al. v. ALTISOURCE RESIDENTIAL, LP.

This case began as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. After the magistrate court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff Altisource Residential, LP, defendants James Sims and Melveta Hill-Sims appealed to the superior court. The superior court also entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The defendants then filed this direct appeal. 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); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). The defendants’ failure to comply with the discretionary appeal procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 05/10/2017 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.