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PETERSON v. ZIMMERMAN

A17A1909.

JOE W. PETERSON, v. DENNIS ZIMMERMAN et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 14, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe W. Peterson, for Appellant.

Christopher Michael Carr , for Appellee.

Angela Ellen Cusimano , for Appellee.

Order

Inmate Joe W. Peterson filed a false imprisonment claim against 12 defendants, including Dennis Zimmerman. On December 15, 2016, the trial court entered an order dismissing Zimmerman and two other defendants. Peterson filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction for two reasons.

First, because Peterson is incarcerated, his appeal is controlled by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq. Under OCGA § 42-12...

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