Morris Ricks v. Rhonda Smith, Butts County Clerk's Office

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ March 22, 2017 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A17E0017. RICKS v. SMITH et al. In November 2016, Morris Ricks, acting pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court.1 Ricks, who appears to be an inmate at a correctional institution in Florida, sought to invoke this Court’s original jurisdiction to direct the Clerk of Court of Butts County to file his pro se motion for out-of-time appeal.2 Ricks also asked that a hearing be scheduled on his motion. The Butts County clerk filed a response…