Opinion
A21A0776
06-08-2021
DANTE G. FREDRICK v. ERIC WATSON.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
Inmate Dante G. Fredrick submitted a pro se civilian warrant against Sheriff Eric Watson to the superior court. The superior court denied the filing of the action, and Fredrick filed this direct appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
Fredrick is incarcerated, so his appeal is controlled by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq. Under OCGA § 42-12-8, an appeal in a civil action filed by a prisoner "shall be as provided in Code Section 5-6-35." And under OCGA § 5-6-35, the party wishing to appeal must file an application for discretionary appeal to the appropriate appellate court. Because a prisoner has no right of direct appeal in civil cases, we lack jurisdiction to consider this direct appeal. See Jones v. Townsend, 267 Ga. 489, 490 (480 S.E.2d 24) (1997). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.