Wayne Longe v. Atlanta Civil Service Board

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,__________________ June 02, 2014

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A14A1687. WAYNE LONGE v. ATLANTA CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.

Appellant Wayne Longe was terminated from his employment as a City of Atlanta police officer, and the termination was affirmed by the Atlanta Civil Service Board. Longe filed a petition for certiorari in the superior court, which affirmed the Board’s ruling. Longe filed this direct appeal from the superior court’s order. Under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1), “[a]ppeals from the decisions of the superior courts reviewing decisions of . . . local administrative agencies . . . by certiorari or de novo proceedings” must be made by filing an application for discretionary appeal. See Consolidated Government of Columbus v. Barwick, 274 Ga. 176, 177 (1) (549 SE2d 73) (2001). Because Longe failed to comply with the discretionary appeal procedure, we lack jurisdiction to address this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 06/02/2014 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.