Opinion
A22D0239
02-18-2022
JAMES C. THOMAS v. TRIEN NGYEN.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
James C. Thomas, proceeding pro se, filed this discretionary application seeking to appeal an order entered by the Magistrate Court of Clayton County in a dispossessory action. We lack jurisdiction.
"The only avenue of appeal available from a magistrate court judgment is provided by OCGA § 15-10-41 (b) (1), which allows for a de novo appeal to the state or superior court." Handler v. Hulsey, 199 Ga.App. 751, 751 (406 S.E.2d 225) (1991). Thus, this Court may address magistrate court matters only if they have already been reviewed by the state or superior court. See Westwind Corp. v. Wash. Fed. S & L Assn., 195 Ga.App. 411, 411 (1) (393 S.E.2d 479) (1990). Absent an appealable state or superior court order, we are unable to obtain jurisdiction over this application, which is hereby DISMISSED.