Pamela Stoner-Gay v. Credit Corp Solutions, Inc. as Asignee of Ge Capital Retail Bank

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ May 12, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A23A1290. PAMELA STONER-GAY v. CREDIT CORP. SOLUTIONS, INC. AS ASSIGNEE OF GE CAPITAL RETAIL BANK.

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 SE2d 653) (2018). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 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.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 05/12/2023 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.