Antonio Mangram v. City of Brunswick

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ January 08, 2013 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A13A0755. ANTONIO MANGRAM v. CITY OF BRUNSWICK, et al.

Following the termination of his employment, Antonio Mangram filed a “Petition for Writ of Certiorari and Complaint for Benefits of Employment.” The trial court granted the City of Brunswick’s and Williams Weeks’s motion to dismiss Mangram’s petition, and Mangram filed a notice of appeal therefrom.

Under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1), “[a]ppeals from the decisions of the superior courts reviewing decisions of . . . local administrative agencies . . . by certiorari or de novo proceedings” must be made by filing an application for discretionary appeal in this Court. See Consolidated Government of Columbus v. Barwick, 274 Ga. 176, 177 (1) (549 SE2d 73) (2001). This procedure must be followed even where the superior court dismisses the certiorari petition. See Brewer v. Bd. of Zoning Adjustment of Atlanta, 170 Ga. App. 351 (317 SE2d 327) (1984). Because Mangram failed to comply with the discretionary appeal procedure, this appeal is DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 01/08/2013 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.