Yes, you do have something to lose on a cert. petition to the Georgia Supreme Court

You lost in the Georgia Court of Appeals — why not take a shot on a cert. petition to the Georgia Supreme Court? They might take it; and maybe the delay of several months before the (likely) denial and remand would help your client.

Not so fast! In an unusual move, which may be the start of a trend, the Georgia Supreme Court today in two cert. denials also issued orders to show cause why fees for a “patently frivolous petition for certiorari” should not be imposed. One petition was from a denial of a discretionary appeal, and the other was an appeal from a dismissal of an appeal in a dispossessory case.

So, think twice before the Hail Mary play.

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