August 31, 1998

Mr. Brian Bretzing

EF395420

Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center

State Prison

Post Office Box 3877

Jackson, Georgia 30233

RE:	Case Number 98-AA-083

Gwinnett Superior Court

Dear Mr. Bretzing :

I am in receipt of your "Request Reversal of Superior Court Decision" and attached documents forwarded to the Court of Appeals of Georgia under cover of your mailing received by this Court on August 28, 1998. Please be advised that there is no case docketed in the Court of Appeals of Georgia under your name. Until a case is docketed in this Court in your name, you should direct all communications and correspondence regarding this matter to the trial court, or your attorney of record, if you have one.

If the matter you are appealing is one which would fall under the discretionary applications statute of OCGA §5-6-35, you will need to follow the requirements of the statute and the rules of this Court. I have enclosed a copy of the rules for your review.

Any application filed must be accompanied by an $80.00 filing fee or a sufficient pauper's affidavit. Additionally, if you are filing a civil action, you will need to review the requirements of OCGA §42-12-1 et seq., The Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1996.

If what you are attempting to do is file a mandamus action, that would be initiated in the superior court of the county of the public official whose conduct you intend to mandate. An appeal from a denial of a writ of mandamus is to the Supreme Court of Georgia, and not the Court of Appeals.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Enclosure