Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ December 02, 2024 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25A0617. JAMES WILLIAM ELLEDGE v. TIMOTHY KLAPP.

This case began as a dispossessory action in magistrate court. Following the magistrate court’s entry of a dispossessory judgment, defendant James Elledge appealed to the superior court. The superior court entered a write of possession against Elledge, and he filed the instant notice of appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction.

Appeals from superior court decisions reviewing lower court decisions by petition for review must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary appeal.

OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1), (b); Bullock v. Sand, 260 Ga. App. 874, 875 (581 SE2d 333) (2003). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.”

Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996).

Elledge’s failure to follow the proper procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal. Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 12/02/2024 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.