HOUSES LLC v. TANIA JAIMES VARGAS

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 03, 2026 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A27A0750. HOUSES, LLC v. TANIA JAIMES VARGAS et al. Houses, LLC filed this action in magistrate court. The magistrate court entered judgment in favor of Houses, and Houses appealed to state court. The state court entered judgment that was adverse to Houses, and Houses filed this direct appeal. We 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), (b); Strachan v. Meritor Mtg. Corp. East, 216 Ga. App. 82, 82 (453 SE2d 119) (1995). Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional. Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564) (2021). Thus, Houses’s failure to comply with the discretionary appeals procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 11/03/2026 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.