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103 summarized civil decisions from the Georgia Court of Appeals.
The legal issue involved a request by the biological father and paternal grandmother to modify child custody after the trial court denied their requests. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because the...
The legal issue involved whether Lucky Bucks, LLC could file a direct appeal from a trial court order awarding attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the direct appeal because an...
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal filed by Gaston Telecommunications, LLC against a prior decision in the case of Jacques Samuel. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary...
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted in the case of *Tristan Gillespie v. De'Aaris M. Nelloms et al*. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for...
The legal issue involved Tendai Das' application for discretionary appeal following a Magistrate Court judgment, which raised questions about the Court of Appeals' jurisdiction over such orders. The Georgia Court of...
The legal issue involved Stacy Germany's application for discretionary review of a magistrate court writ of possession due to a lack of jurisdiction. The Georgia Court of Appeals transferred the case because it lacked...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted in a specific case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved a party's request for an interlocutory appeal in the case of 3M Company v. Brandon Gibson et al. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved an application for interlocutory appeal in a case between ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION and BRANDON GIBSON et al. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for Interlocutory Appeal.
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted in a case between the City of Smyrna and F. Franklin Murray Abraham Ford. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory...
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal filed by Jonathan M. Mattis against AX Auto, Inc. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal in this case.
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted in H.I.G. REALTY FINANCING II, LLC v. RANJODH S. PANNU. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary...
The legal issue involved whether Richard A. Dyce could file a discretionary appeal regarding case number 2023CV389251. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary appeal, allowing the...
The legal issue involved whether Martin J. Sprinzen could file a discretionary appeal regarding case A26D0584. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary appeal, allowing the appellant to...
The legal issue involved whether an emergency motion to extend time to file a discretionary appeal could be granted. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the Appellant's emergency motion and directed him to file his...
The legal issue involved a party's request for an interlocutory appeal in the case of Social Circle Cypress, LLC v. Michael Henry et al. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted concerning ZEM ZEM CORPORATION v. RONALD ALLEN. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for interlocutory appeal, allowing the...
Jakeise Moody filed a petition for a temporary protective order, which was dismissed by the trial court on May 19, 2026, after his discretionary appeal was also denied. The Georgia Court of Appeals lacks jurisdiction...
Jazminn Walker filed an application for discretionary appeal in a dispossessory case, seeking review of a magistrate court judgment and writ of possession, but lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter. The Court of...
The legal issue involved an application for interlocutory appeal in a case between Krista Brathwaite Clarke and others. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue was whether an appellant complied with notice requirements for filing an enumeration of errors and brief after an appeal was docketed. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because the...
The legal issue involved whether the appellant could withdraw an appeal. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the appellant's motion for permission to withdraw the appeal.
The legal issue involved whether the appellant could withdraw their appeal in *NEWNAN GAS AND FOOD, LLC v. A AND H FOOD, INC.* The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the appellant's motion for permission to withdraw the...
The legal issue involved a mother's application for discretionary appeal concerning child custody matters. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal in this case.
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal application concerning the case in the interest of O.M.V.R.G., a child (mother). The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for Discretionary Appeal.
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted in *Bharti Mehta v. Premier Petroleum, Inc.* The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary appeal and...
Plaintiff Johnny R. Scott appealed a trial court order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment, which was entered on April 28, 2026, more than 30 days after the notice of appeal was filed on May 29, 2026. The...
Huntington Debt Holding, LLC sued Paul Farquharson to recover credit card debt, with the trial court granting judgment in favor of Huntington Debt for $6,766.78 plus $273.00 in costs. The Georgia Court of Appeals...
The legal issue involved a party's application for discretionary appeal in the case of Laidler et al v. Demarre Carroll. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for Discretionary Appeal.
The Georgia Court of Appeals considered an application for a discretionary appeal in Daniel Chinter싱h v. Rose Marie E. Chinter싱h regarding the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary...
The legal issue involved whether a discretionary appeal should be granted in Milton A. Dewar Jr.'s case against the Georgia Department of Human Service. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for...
The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the search warrant was not supported by probable cause because the affidavit failed to establish a nexus between the cell phone use and the alleged crime. Therefore, the Georgia...
The legal issue involved whether the appellant complied with notice requirements for filing an enumeration of errors and brief after their appeal was docketed. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because...
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted in the case of Delray P. Wannemacher v. Joy E. Wannemacher. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for...
Sharna McClung, a tenant, filed an application for discretionary appeal after a magistrate court issued a consent judgment in her favor; she had previously waived her appellate rights by consenting to the judgment. The...
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The legal issue involved whether a discretionary appeal should be granted in this case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal.
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal concerning Mark Shore's application against Viktoriya Albashir as administrator of the estate of Oksana Shore. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for...
The legal issue involved whether the appellant could withdraw an appeal. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the appellant's motion for permission to withdraw the appeal.
The legal issue involved a dispute over an order in a prior proceeding. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because the order at issue was not erroneous and establishing precedent was deemed undesirable.
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted regarding Bradley Morris, II v. Breana Brownfield. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the Appellant's Application for...
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal filed by Joel A. Dallow against Mary Ellen Kelly concerning case number 2014CV252383. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal in this...
The legal issue involved a party's application for an interlocutory appeal regarding the case between Nicholas Bouchea and Stephanie Bouchea. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for Interlocutory Appeal...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted in this case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted in this case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved an application for interlocutory appeal in a case concerning next of kin status. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved whether a discretionary appeal should be granted in this case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal.
The legal issue involved an application for a discretionary appeal in the case of Azhar Janjua v. Tousoof Khan. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal.
Stanley J. Fulks brought this contempt action against Charissa M. White, claiming she failed to comply with child support obligations under a divorce decree and a prior contempt order requiring payment of child support...
The legal issue involved whether an appellant complied with procedural rules regarding filing an enumeration of errors after their appeal was docketed. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the case because the...
Olga Figueroa-Boyer was sued by Midland Funding LLC, which obtained a default judgment against her, but she appealed the trial court's denial of her motion to set aside that judgment under OCGA § 9-11-60(d). The Court...
The legal issue involved a dispute over the jurisdiction or matter of record in the case *Lorrane Cochran-Johnson et al v. Edward E. Williams*. The Georgia Court of Appeals transferred the case to the Supreme Court of...
The legal issue involved whether an application for discretionary appeal should be granted based on the facts presented. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary appeal and allowed the...
The issue at hand in Andre Baines v. City of Douglasville involved a municipal court order finding Baines guilty of driving while his license was suspended, which he sought to appeal through a discretionary application...
The legal issue involved a party's request for an interlocutory appeal in BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. v. GEORGE M. WILLIAMS et al. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for interlocutory appeal.
The legal issue involved whether an appeal could proceed given that the appellant failed to file a brief and enumeration of errors by the deadline. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the case because the appellant...
The legal issue involved whether an appeal could proceed after a failure to file a brief within the required timeframe. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because the appellant failed to timely file...
The legal issue involved whether Matthew Brown could pursue a discretionary appeal following a prior court decision. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary appeal, allowing the appellant...
The legal issue involved an emergency motion filed by the appellant in the case of MCGUIRE v. MCGUIRE. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the appellant's emergency motion.
The issue and key facts in this case involve a dispossessory action filed by Cristina Smith against Jabaar Fowler, resulting in a magistrate court judgment awarding her overdue rent, late fees, and court costs, with a...
The legal issue involved whether Appellant had filed his brief or enumerations of error for the appeal. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because the appellant failed to file the required documents by...
The legal issue involved whether an application for discretionary appeal should be granted in the case of MDS IMAGING, INC. v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the...
The legal issue involved an application for discretionary appeal concerning MDS IMAGING, INC v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the Application for Discretionary Appeal and...
The legal issue involved whether a consent motion for remand was appropriate to correct the record in the case of MEDTECK SOUTHEAST, INC. v. CROSSLINK ORTHOPAEDICS, LLC. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the...
The legal issue involved whether a consent motion for remand was appropriate to correct the record in the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the parties' consent motion for remand and remanded the case.
The legal issue involved a party's application for discretionary appeal in the case between Juliana Borges-Machado and George Russell Glenn. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for Discretionary Appeal.
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted regarding the case between Wellstar Health System, Inc et al and Edmond Franke E Al. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for...
The legal issue involved whether an appellant complied with notice requirements for filing an enumeration of errors and a brief after an appeal was docketed. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the case because the...
The legal issue involved Lisa Deveau's application for a discretionary appeal following a prior decision in the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary review.
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal filed by Jakeise Moody against Genesis Nicole Smith concerning case A26D0532. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for discretionary appeal.
Damion Brooks filed an application for discretionary review of a trial court order 139 days after its entry, exceeding the 30-day statutory deadline under OCGA § 5-6-35(d). The Court lacks jurisdiction to consider the...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted regarding the case between Jonathan Anderson and Dyerie Bell. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for interlocutory appeal,...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted for BRANDY WHITE v. MICHAEL P. GROSS et al. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for interlocutory appeal, allowing the...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted regarding the case between Antonio L. Brown et al and Cory Gilmore. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for interlocutory...
The legal issue involved a dispute over enforcing or setting aside postnuptial agreements between Jian Ni and Qian Lu. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the application for interlocutory review because it was...
Prema Lanay Owsley appealed a superior court decision affirming a denial of unemployment benefits by the Georgia Department of Labor after failing to follow the discretionary appeal procedure under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a)...
Matthew Ryan Parmer appealed a contempt order in his divorce case after failing to follow the proper discretionary appeals procedure, which is jurisdictional. The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal due to lack of...
The issue at hand was whether Toni Duvall's application for discretionary appeal from a trial court ruling on willful contempt was timely filed within 30 days of the order entry, as required by OCGA § 5-6-35(d). The...
The issue at hand was whether Randy Harling Jr.'s discretionary appeal was timely filed under OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(10), given that he had previously dismissed a similar appeal for the same reason. Harling filed his...
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal filed by Porsha Erwin against the Georgia Department of Labor and Board of Review regarding a prior decision. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for...
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted in JABREA STEVENS v. SCOTT ATCHINSON. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary appeal, allowing...
The legal issue involved whether an application for discretionary appeal should be granted in the case of MIMY NGALULA v. YVES LETUNITA. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the Application for Discretionary Appeal,...
The legal issue involved whether the application for discretionary appeal should be granted in the case of *Duckworth Phillips v. Thomas Phillips*. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for discretionary...
The issue in this case was whether the trial court's order granting default judgment against defendant Roderick Green, Jr., was directly appealable under Georgia law, given that no provision of the discretionary appeal...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted in BUC-EE'S GEORGIA, LLC v. B. GELENE VALLEY. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for interlocutory appeal and allowed the...
The legal issue involved Belinda Jean Keese seeking a writ of mandamus to enforce a mandate from a lower court decision. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Emergency Verified Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
The legal issue involved whether a discretionary appeal should be granted in this case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied Antonius Black's application for a discretionary appeal.
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal filed by Norine Cave against a prior decision in Suvidha J. Sachdeva et al., which the Georgia Court of Appeals considered. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the...
Dawne G. McCammon, a defendant in a lawsuit, failed to respond to Bankers Healthcare Group's complaint and did not file an application for discretionary appeal after the trial court denied his motion to vacate or set...
The issue and key facts in this case involve a plaintiff's automobile accident lawsuit against defendants, with the trial court dismissing the case with prejudice 35 days after it was served. The plaintiff filed her...
The issue in this case was whether Gregory Frasch's failure to follow the proper appellate procedure for a domestic relations case deprived the Court of Appeals of jurisdiction over his direct appeal. The court found...
The issue in this case involved whether Plaintiff's direct appeal was timely, given that Defendant's counterclaims were left pending below after the trial court granted Defendant's motion to dismiss Plaintiff's...
The issue in this case was whether Marvin Lopez's notice of appeal was timely filed, as it was more than 30 days after the trial court entered an order denying Warrington Enterprises' motion to open default. The Court...
Sylvester Kanboh filed an application for discretionary appeal in a dispossessory case, seeking review of a magistrate court judgment, but lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter as it has not been reviewed by a state or...
The issue in this case is whether the Juvenile Code's requirement for a preliminary protective hearing within 72 hours of a child's removal violates the mother's constitutional due process rights. The mother argues...
The legal issue involved whether an appellant complied with the notice of docketing and filing deadlines for an enumeration of errors and brief after an appeal was docketed. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the...
The legal issue involved whether an appellant complied with notice requirements for filing an enumeration of errors after an appeal was docketed. The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal because the appellant...
This case originated as a dispossessory matter in magistrate court, where tenant Stephen Fox was found to have lost his rental property after an adverse ruling by landlord Deidrick Cody. The Court of Appeals lacks...
The issue in this case was whether Donnell Vaughn could appeal a trial court order requiring him to pay Princess Morgan's attorney fees, as it did not follow the proper discretionary review procedure for such appeals....
The legal issue involved a discretionary appeal application filed by Carlton Bailey concerning case A26D0496. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the Application for Discretionary Appeal.
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted concerning the case between Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and John Rewis. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted regarding the case between Suzanne S. Gann et al and Harold Parker Gann, Jr. The Georgia Court of Appeals granted the application for...
The legal issue involved whether an interlocutory appeal should be granted in a specific case. The Georgia Court of Appeals denied the application for an interlocutory appeal in *Jami Lynn Golden v. Floyd Healthcare...