Saws at Seven Hills, LLC v. Paulding County, Georgia

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ December 29, 2015

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16D0177. SAWS AT SEVEN HILLS, LLC et al. v. PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA et al.

Saws at Seven Hills, LLC and NatureWalk Development Company, Inc. (“Applicants”) seek discretionary review of a superior court order granting summary judgment to Paulding County and others in Applicants’ appeal of a rezoning decision. In their appeal, Applicants sought – among other things – a writ of mandamus ordering the county to comply with the terms of a development agreement. The Supreme Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all cases involving extraordinary remedies, including mandamus. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (5); Ladzinske v. Allen, 280 Ga. 264 (626 SE2d 83) (2006) (“‘[C]ases involving the grant or denial of mandamus are within the exclusive jurisdiction of [the Supreme] Court without regard to the underlying subject matter or the legal issues raised.’”). Accordingly, this application is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 12/29/2015 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.