PER CURIAM.
When Day filed the civil suit involved here in the trial court on June 19, 1995, he was in prison. The final order was filed on February 14, 1997, and the notice of appeal was filed March 7, 1997. The Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq., has an effective date of April 2, 1996. OCGA § 42-12-8 requires appeals in all prisoner suits proceed by application for discretionary appeal in accordance with OCGA § 5-6-35....
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