Opinion
A25A0304
09-12-2024
KESHIA HUDSON v. FIFTH BEDFORD-PINE APARTMENTS, L.P. et. al.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
This case began as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. Following an adverse ruling, pro se defendant Keshia Hudson filed a petition for review in state court. The state court ruled against Hudson, who then appealed directly to this Court. 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), (b); Strachan v. Meritor Mtg. Corp. East, 216 Ga.App. 82, 82 (453 S.E.2d 119) (1995). "Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional." Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga.App. 257, 257 (471 S.E.2d 60) (1996). Hudson's failure to follow the proper procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.