Deborah Simms v. Mark Butler, Commissioner of Georgia Department of Labor

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
September 27, 2017

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A18A0185. DEBORAH SIMMS v. MARK BUTLER, COMMISSIONER OF
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, et al.

Deborah Simms filed this direct appeal from a superior court order reviewing
a decision by the Georgia Department of Labor’s Board of Review. However, under
OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1), appeals from orders of superior courts reviewing decisions
of state administrative agencies must be initiated by filing an application for
discretionary review. See Dunlap v. City of Atlanta, 272 Ga. 523, 524 (531 SE2d
702) (2000). Simms’s failure to follow the required appellate procedure deprives us
of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
09/27/2017
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.