Lindsey Myles v. Villages of East Lake Columbia Residential

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
January 29, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26D0313. LINDSEY MYLES v. VILLAGES OF EAST LAKE COLUMBIA
RESIDENTIAL.

Villages of East Lake Columbia Residential filed a dispossessory action against
Lindsey Myles in magistrate court. The magistrate court granted Villages of East Lake
a writ of possession, and Myles filed this application for discretionary appeal. We lack
jurisdiction.
Ordinarily, the only avenue of appeal available from a magistrate court
judgment is provided by OCGA § 15-10-41(b), which provides for appellate review in
the state or superior court. See Tate v. Habif, 367 Ga. App. 435, 438–39(2) (886 SE2d
389) (2023). Thus, this Court has jurisdiction to address a magistrate court order only
if the order has been reviewed by a state or superior court. See 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 an notice of appeal, it is hereby
transferred to the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County with direction to transmit the
case to the state or superior court of DeKalb County for disposition as appropriate.1

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
01/29/2026
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
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 the magistrate court or the state
or superior court to the extent those courts determine either that Myles has not
perfected a right to appeal or that they lack jurisdiction.