Samuel Lee Ghee v. State of Georgia

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ August 30, 2018

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A19A0130. SAMUEL LEE GHEE v. STATE OF GEORGIA.

Samuel Lee Ghee filed suit against the State of Georgia and Georgia State University campus police officers alleging multiple claims. Ghee filed a motion for default judgment and a motion to strike hearsay statements. The trial court denied the motions, and Ghee filed this appeal.1 The State of Georgia has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal.

Because the case remains pending in the trial court, Ghee was required to comply with interlocutory appeal procedures in order to appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-34 (b); Boyd v. State, 191 Ga. App. 435, 435 (383 SE2d 906) (1989). Ghee’s failure to follow the requisite procedure deprives us of jurisdiction. See Eidson v. Croutch, 337 Ga. App. 542, 543 (788 SE2d 129) (2016). Accordingly, the motion to dismiss is hereby GRANTED, and this appeal is DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 08/30/2018

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.

1 Ghee directed his appeal to the Supreme Court, which transferred the case to this Court. See Case Number S18A1194, transferred June 18, 2018.