March 4, 1998

Mr. Johnny L. Hamilton

Post Office Box 49325

Athens, Georgia 30604

RE:	Johnny L. Hamilton v. Thrall Car MFG ., Co., et al

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

I am in receipt of your Application for Discretionary Appeal mailed under postmark date March 2, 1998 and received at the Court of Appeals on March 3, 1998. Please be advised that we are unable to docket the application as it was received.

According to Official Code of Georgia Annotated section 5-6-4 the clerk is prohibited from receiving an application without the $80.00 filing fee or sufficient pauper's affidavit. Additionally, all pleadings filed with Court of Appeals of Georgia must contain a Certificate of Service. It is physically impossible to docket the matter without a Certificate of Service, since we do not know the name and address of opposing party in order to send opposing counsel a docketing notice.

I am returning your application to you with a copy of the rules of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Should you re-file your application, please make sure that we receive an original and two copies and that the application is bound, tabbed and indexed.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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