Brenda N. Wright v. Crystal Jones Judd

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ March 06, 2018 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A18A1058. BRENDA N. WRIGHT v. CRYSTAL JONES JUDD. In this civil action, defendant Brenda Wright appeals the trial court’s order domesticating a South Carolina judgment in favor of plaintiff Crystal Judd in the amount of $5,790.00. We lack jurisdiction. Appeals in actions for damages in which the judgment is $10,000.00 or less must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6), (b); Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga. App. 357, 357 ( 509 SE2d 655 ) (1998). A foreign judgment domesticated by a Georgia trial court has the same effect as if it had been issued by the Georgia court. OCGA § 9-12-132; Arrowhead Alternator, Inc. v. CIT Communications Finance Corp., 268 Ga. App. 464, 465 ( 602 SE2d 231 ) (2004). Consequently, to appeal the trial court’s order in this case, Wright was required to file an application for discretionary review. Cf. Okekpe v. Commerce Funding Corp., 218 Ga. App. 705, 706 ( 463 SE2d 23 ) (1995) (a discretionary application is required to appeal the denial of a motion to set aside a domesticated foreign judgment). Wright’s failure to follow the required appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. See Jennings, 235 Ga. App. at 357 . Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 03/06/2018 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.