Sharon Kay Lockett v. City of Atlanta

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: January 21, 2014
• Docket: A14D0201
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,__________________ January 21, 2014

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A14D0201. LOCKETT v. CITY OF ATLANTA.

Sharon Kay Lockett seeks discretionary review of the trial court’s order denying her request to file a complaint in forma pauperis.1 OCGA § 9-15-2 (d) provides that “[a]n order denying filing shall be appealable in the same manner as an order dismissing an action.” Accordingly, this application for discretionary appeal is GRANTED pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-35 (j). See In re Lawsuits of Carter, 235 Ga. App. 551 (510 SE2d 91) (1998). Lockett shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the trial court. If she has already filed a notice of appeal from the order at issue, she need not file a second notice. The clerk of the trial court is DIRECTED to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 01/21/2014 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.

1 Lockett filed her application with the Supreme Court, which transferred the matter to this Court.