Priya Marzorati v. Nakia Terry

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
May 29, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26D0512. PRIYA MARZORATI v. NAKIA TERRY et al.

Nakia Terry and Ancil Neil (the “landlords”) filed a dispossessory action
against Priya Marzorati in magistrate court. After the magistrate court entered a
money judgment and writ of possession in favor of the landlords, Marzorati filed a
petition for review in the superior court. On April 30, 2026, following a hearing, the
superior court entered an order affirming the writ of possession and ordering
Marzorati to pay the landlords a money judgment of $21,505.59. The court also
awarded a $9,500.00 money judgment on Marzorati’s counterclaim. On May 8, 2026,
Marzorati filed this application for discretionary appeal seeking review of the superior
court’s order. The landlords have filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that this Court
lacks jurisdiction. We agree, though for a different reason than asserted by the
landlords.
Appeals in dispossessory actions, including applications for discretionary
review, must be filed within seven days of the date the judgment was entered. See
OCGA § 44-7-56(b)(1); Stubbs v. Local Homes, LLC, 375 Ga. App. 513, 516–17 (915
SE2d 91) (2025). The deadlines for filing applications for discretionary review are
jurisdictional, and this Court cannot accept an application not made in compliance
with the applicable deadline. See Boyle v. State, 190 Ga. App. 734, 734 (380 SE2d 57)
(1989). Because Marzorati filed this application eight days after entry of the superior
court’s order, it is untimely.1 Therefore, we hereby GRANT the landlords’ motion
to dismiss and DISMISS this application for lack of jurisdiction.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
05/29/2026
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
Because we are dismissing this action on the basis of the untimely filing, we
will not address the jurisdictional issues raised by the trial court’s May 21, 2026 partial
grant of the landlords’ motion for reconsideration.