Opinion
A23A1290
05-12-2023
PAMELA STONER-GAY v. CREDIT CORP. SOLUTIONS, INC. AS ASSIGNEE OF GE CAPITAL RETAIL BANK.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
Acting as the assignee of GE Capital Retail Bank, Credit Corp. Solutions, Inc. sued Pamela Stoner-Gay to recover amounts owed on a credit account. The parties subsequently entered a consent judgment which required Stoner-Gay to make monthly payments on the debt. After Stoner-Gay failed to make the required payments, Credit Corp. Solutions exercised its rights under the consent agreement and obtained a judgment against Stoner-Gay for $1,199.48. Stoner-Gay then filed this direct appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
A party seeking to appeal an award of damages in an amount less than $10,000 must file an application for a discretionary appeal. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6); Pathfinder Payment Solutions v. Global Payments Direct, 344 Ga.App. 490, 491-492 (810 S.E.2d 653) (2018). "Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional." Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga.App. 901, 903 (862 S.E.2d 564) (2021) (punctuation omitted). Thus, Stoner-Gay's failure to file a discretionary application deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.