KESHIA HUDSON v. FIFTH BEDFORD-PINE APARTMENTS, L.P.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ September 12, 2024 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25A0304. KESHIA HUDSON v. FIFTH BEDFORD-PINE APARTMENTS, L.P. et al. 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 SE2d 119 ) (1995). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 ( 471 SE2d 60 ) (1996). Hudson’s failure to follow the proper procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/12/2024 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written. , Clerk.