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28 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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....