Lakisha Walker v. Spyglass Decatur East LLC D/B/A Cortland Decatur

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ November 20, 2025

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26D0177. LAKISHA WALKER v. SPYGLASS DECATUR EAST LLC d/b/a CORTLAND DECATUR.

On November 5, 2025, the Dekalb County Magistrate Court entered an order granting plaintiff Spyglass - Decatur East, LLC d/b/a Cortland Decatur a writ of possession. On the same date, defendant Lakisha Walker filed this application for discretionary review seeking leave to appeal the magistrate court order. We lack jurisdiction. Ordinarily, the only avenue of appeal available from a magistrate court judgment is provided by OCGA § 15-10-41 (b), which provides for appellate review in the state or superior court. See Tate v. Habif, 367 Ga. App. 435, 438-439 (2) (886 SE2d 389) (2023). Thus, this Court has jurisdiction to address a magistrate court order only if the order has been reviewed by a state or superior court. See Westwind Corp. v. Washington Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n, 195 Ga. App. 411, 411 (1) (393 SE2d 479) (1990); Baker v. G. T., Ltd., 194 Ga. App. 450, 451 (3) (391 SE2d 1) (1990). The Georgia Constitution provides that “[a]ny court shall transfer to the appropriate court in the state any civil case in which it determines that jurisdiction or venue lies elsewhere.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. VIII; accord Court of Appeals Rule 11 (b). Accordingly, this application is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Dekalb

County Magistrate Court with direction to send it to the Dekalb County Superior Court for disposition.1

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 11/20/2025 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.

1 We recognize that we have a limited record upon which to base our determination that jurisdiction over and venue for this case may lie in Dekalb County Superior Court. Of course, the superior court is under the same obligations as this Court if it determines that it lacks jurisdiction or that venue lies elsewhere.