Starling Gillings v. Fareema Salex ( 2018 )

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
July 03, 2018
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A18A1884. STARLING GILLINGS v. FAREEMA SALEX.
Plaintiff Starling Gillings filed an action in Dekalb County magistrate court
against defendant Fareema Salex for damages stemming from a car accident. After
an adverse judgment, Gillings appealed to the state court, which also ruled against
her. Gillings then filed a notice of appeal from the state court’s order. 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); see Strachan v. Meritor Mtg. Corp. East, 216 Ga.
App. 82 (453 SE2d 119) (1995). Gillings’s failure to comply with the required
appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby
DISMISSED.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
07/03/2018
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.