Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                       ATLANTA,____________________
                                                 October 24, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A17A0339. BILLY R. SMITH v. U. S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL
    ASSOCIATION.

      This case began as a dispossessory proceeding in magistrate court. Following
an adverse ruling, Billy Smith appealed to the superior court. The superior court
entered a writ of possession in favor of U. S. Bank Trust National Association. Smith
then filed this direct appeal. We, however, 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). Because Smith did not follow the proper
procedure for requesting appellate review in this case, we lack jurisdiction over this
appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

                                       Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                                                            10/24/2016
                                              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.
