Reina Blackwood v. W-Shhmrivix,lp Dbathe Howell

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
June 24, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26D0600. REINA BLACKWOOD v. W-SHHMRIVIX, LP DBA THE
HOWELL.

In this dispossessory action, Reina Blackwood filed an application for
discretionary review from an order of the Magistrate Court of Fulton County granting
a writ of possession and awarding $29,190.56 in damages. We, however, lack
jurisdiction.
Ordinarily, “the 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 Fulton County with direction to transmit
it to the state or superior court for disposition as appropriate. 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 Blackwood has not perfected the right to appeal or that
jurisdiction lies elsewhere.

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.