Opinion
A23A1069
03-06-2023
PERCY COKER v. AMIN VADRIA et al.
After the magistrate court entered a default judgment and writ of possession against Percy Coker, he filed a petition for writ of certiorari in superior court. Ultimately, the magistrate court set aside the writ of possession and default judgment, and the superior court entered an order finding the petition for writ of certiorari to be moot and directing the clerk to close the superior court action. Coker filed both a discretionary application and a notice of appeal. We denied the discretionary application. See Case No. A23D0193 (Jan. 18, 2023). This is the direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
Our previous denial of Coker's application for discretionary appeal constitutes an adjudication on the merits, and the doctrine of res judicata bars this direct appeal. See Northwest Social &Civic Club, Inc. v. Franklin, 276 Ga. 859, 860 (583 S.E.2d 858) (2003); Hook v. Bergen, 286 Ga.App. 258, 260-261 (1) (649 S.E.2d 313) (2007). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.