Legal Opinion
Day v. Stokes
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 14, 1997No. S97A1142PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
When Day filed the civil suit involved here in the trial court on June 19, 1995, he was in prison. The final order was filed on February 14, 1997, and the notice of appeal was filed March 7, 1997. The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq., has an effective date of April 2,1996. OCGA § 42-12-8 requires appeals in all prisoner suits to proceed by application for discretionary appeal in accordance with OCGA § 5-6-35. There was no application in this case.
Under the principle that this Court is bound to examine its jurisdiction (Collins v. AT & T, 265 Ga. 37 (456 SE2d 50)…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Collins v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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- Holloman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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