Syreeta Jones v. Cpus Chamblee, Lp D/B/A the Oliver

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
June 24, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26D0564. SYREETA JONES v. CPUS CHAMBLEE, LP d/b/a THE OLIVER.

Syreeta Jones filed this application seeking discretionary review of a writ of
possession entered by the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County. We lack jurisdiction.
“[T]he only avenue of appeal available from a magistrate court judgment is
provided by OCGA § 15-10-41(b)(1), which allows for a de novo appeal to the state or
superior court.” Tate v. Habif, 367 Ga. App. 435, 438–39(2) (886 SE2d 389) (2023)
(punctuation omitted). “Thus, this Court has jurisdiction to address a magistrate
court order only if the order has been reviewed by a state or superior court.” Harris
v. Reserve at Hollywood LLC, 376 Ga. App. 553, 553 (920 SE2d 163) (2025).
The Georgia Constitution, however, provides that “[a]ny court shall transfer
to the appropriate court in the state any civil case in which it determines that
jurisdiction or venue lies elsewhere.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. VIII;
accord Court of Appeals Rule 11(b).
To the extent this filing may be construed as a petition for review, it is hereby
TRANSFERRED to the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County with direction to
transmit it to the state or superior court for disposition as appropriate.1

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
06/24/2026
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.

1
We recognize that we are in possession of limited material and that our
determination that jurisdiction may lie in another court is limited by the dearth of
information. Thus, our ruling should not constrain either the magistrate court or the
state or superior court to the extent those courts determine either that Jones has not
perfected her right to appeal or that jurisdiction lies elsewhere.