Georgia Court of Appeals

Detre Riley v. Hpa Ii Borrower 2020 - Ga LLC

A27D0073 August 31, 2026 Discretionary Application Dismissed

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What the court decided

The legal issue involved Detre Riley's attempt to seek discretionary review of a default judgment from a Magistrate Court, which was based on an argument that jurisdiction existed under Georgia law. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that because no appeal lies from a default judgment or dismissal for want of prosecution after nonappearance, the application is DISMISSED.