Opinion
A25A0492
11-01-2024
SHARON REEVES v. MISTY MOSES.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
In this action for trespass, the trial court entered a final default judgment awarding the plaintiff a total of $8,470.00. Defendant Sharon Reeves then filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
Appeals in actions for damages in which the judgment is $10,000 or less must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6), (b); Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga.App. 357, 357 (509 S.E.2d 655) (1998). "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). Reeves's failure to comply with the discretionary review procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. See Jennings, 235 Ga.App. at 357.