Brenda M. Bush v. Shirley Randolph

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
March 04, 2026
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A26D0350. BRENDA M. BUSH v. SHIRLEY RANDOLPH et al.
The plaintiffs Shirley Randolph, Stephanie Watson, and Cindy Randolph filed
a dispossessory action against Brenda M. Bush in magistrate court. Following an
adverse judgment in magistrate court, Bush filed a petition for review in superior
court. On February 2, 2026, the superior court entered judgment affirming the
magistrate court’s decision. On February 11, 2026, Bush filed this application for
discretionary appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
Appeals in dispossessory actions, including applications for discretionary
appeal, must be filed within seven days of the date the judgment was entered. OCGA
§ 44-7-56(b)(1); Stubbs v. Local Homes, LLC, 375 Ga. App. 513, 516–17 (915 SE2d 91)
(2025); Radio Sandy Springs v. Allen Road Joint Venture, 311 Ga. App. 334, 335–36
(715 SE2d 752) (2011). The deadlines for filing applications for discretionary appeal
are jurisdictional, and this Court cannot accept an application not made in compliance
with the applicable deadline. Boyle v. State, 190 Ga. App. 734, 734 (380 SE2d 57)
(1989). The instant application is untimely because it was filed 9 days after entry of
the superior court’s decision.
Thus, we lack jurisdiction over the application, which is hereby DISMISSED.
The plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the application is hereby DENIED as moot.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
03/04/2026
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.