Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ October 04, 2022 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A23A0327. RAYMOND SKIPPER v. ACE HOMES, LLC.

In this dispossessory action, the magistrate court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff Ace Homes, LLC, and the defendant Raymond Skipper appealed to the state court, which transferred the appeal to the superior court. The superior court also entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant filed this direct appeal.

We lack jurisdiction. “[A]ppeals from decisions of the superior courts reviewing decisions of lower courts by certiorari or de novo proceedings shall be by application for discretionary appeal.” Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003) (punctuation omitted); see also OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Because the defendant did not follow the proper procedure for requesting appellate review in this case, we lack jurisdiction, and this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 10/04/2022 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.