Starling Gillings v. Fareema Salex

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: July 19, 2018
• Docket: A18A1884
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ July 03, 2018

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A18A1884. STARLING GILLINGS v. FAREEMA SALEX.

Plaintiff Starling Gillings filed an action in Dekalb County magistrate court against defendant Fareema Salex for damages stemming from a car accident. After an adverse judgment, Gillings appealed to the state court, which also ruled against her. Gillings then filed a notice of appeal from the state court’s order. We, however, lack jurisdiction. An appeal from a state court order disposing of a de novo appeal from a magistrate court decision must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (11); see Strachan v. Meritor Mtg. Corp. East, 216 Ga. App. 82 (453 SE2d 119) (1995). Gillings’s failure to comply with the required appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 07/03/2018 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.