Juliet Kilby v. the Roberts Law Firm, P.C.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: August 25, 2016
• Docket: A16A2125
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ August 10, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16A2125. JULIET KILBY v. THE ROBERTS LAW FIRM, P. C.

The Roberts Law Firm, P. C. sued Juliet Kilby in magistrate court and obtained a judgment against her. Kilby appealed to the superior court, which later dismissed her appeal. She then appealed directly to this Court. We, however, 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); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). Kilby’s failure to follow the proper appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 08/10/2016 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.