Stephen Ray Hoke v. Clerk of Courts of Tattnall County, Georgia

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: January 19, 2017
• Docket: A17D0216
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ January 12, 2017

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17D0216. STEPHEN RAY HOKE v. CLERK OF THE COURTS OF TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA.

On December 19, 2016, Stephen Ray Hoke filed this application for discretionary review, seeking to appeal the trial court’s order denying his request to proceed in forma pauperis for the purpose of seeking mandamus relief. We lack jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all cases involving extraordinary remedies, including mandamus.1 See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (5); Ladzinske v. Allen, 280 Ga. 264, 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.” (punctuation omitted)). Accordingly, this case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

1 Pursuant to the Appellate Jurisdiction Review Act of 2016, the Court of Appeals will have jurisdiction over discretionary applications involving extraordinary remedies filed on or after January 1, 2017. See Ga. L. 2016, p. 883, § 3-1 [codified as OCGA § 15-3-3.1 (a) (5)]. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 01/12/2017 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.