NETSOFT PROPERTIES, LLC v. BRAND-VAUGHAN LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ September 29, 2020 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A21A0275. NETSOFT PROPERTIES, LLC et al. v. BRAND-VAUGHAN LUMBER COMPANY, INC. Defendants Netsoft Properties, LLC and Tom Brightman appeal the state court’s order granting the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and awarding the plaintiff $4,606.08 in damages, $1,273.47 in pre-judgment interest, and court costs in this action to recover on an open account and guaranty. We lack jurisdiction. “Although the grant of a motion for summary judgment is in general directly appealable, where the amount of the judgment is $10,000 or less, an application for discretionary appeal is required.” Ca-Shar, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 204 Ga. App. 865, 865 ( 420 SE2d 810 ) (1992) (punctuation omitted); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (6), (b). As the total judgment in favor of the plaintiff is for less than $10,000, the entry of summary judgment provides no basis for a direct appeal in this case. See CaShar, Inc., 204 Ga. App. at 865-866 . “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 ( 471 SE2d 60 ) (1996). The defendants’ failure to comply with the discretionary appeal procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. See Jennings v. Moss, 235 Ga. App. 357, 357 ( 509 SE2d 655 ) (1998). Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/29/2020 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.