Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,_________________ September 06, 201 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A13D0015. LORNE VERNAE STONE v. STATE OF GEORGIA.

Prison inmate Lorne Stone has filed an application for discretionary review of the trial court’s order denying him permission to file a mandamus action as a pauper.

The Supreme Court of Georgia has exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all cases involving extraordinary remedies, including mandamus. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (5); Ladzinske v. Allen, 280 Ga. 264 (626 SE2d 83) (2006).

Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 09/06/2012 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,_________________ 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.