Scott Bolles v. Geico Indemnity Company

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ April 16, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A1694. SCOTT BOLLES v. GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Scott Bolles has filed this direct appeal from the trial court’s grant of OCGA § 9-15-14(b) attorney fees to GEICO Indemnity Company. We lack jurisdiction. An appeal from a trial court order awarding attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14 must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(10), (b); Low v. Swift, 367 Ga. App. 874, 876 (889 SE2d 122) (2023). Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional. Capricorn Sys. v. Godavarthy, 253 Ga. App. 840, 842 (560 SE2d 730) (2002). Bolles’s failure to comply with the discretionary appeal procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over the appeal. See Low, 367 Ga. App. at 876. Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 04/16/2026 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.