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  • Roberts v. Deal

    Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elliott B. Watkins, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Charles L. Bachman Jr., Judson H. Turner, Robert L. Fortson Turner, Bachman & Garrett LLC, Marietta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, and Stefan E. Ritter, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S11A1515

    The Governor was without authority to remove the elected members of a county board of education under O.C.G.A. § 45-10-4 for their alleged violations of O.C.G.A. § 45

  • Clay v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Vigneri, Atlanta, and Jason R. Clark, Georgia Capital Defender, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn L. Johnson, District Attorney, Woodbine, Jonathan R. Miller III, Assistant District Attorney, Brunswick, Andrew J. Ekonomou The Lambros Firm LLC, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A1956

    The trial court erred in concluding that the defendant's audio-recorded custodial interview was admissible in the state's case-in-chief even though it was obtained in violation of Mi

  • Pinnacle Benning LLC v. Clark Realty Capital LLC

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus B. Calhoun Jr., William L. Tucker, Thomas F. Gristina, April H. Hocutt Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford PC, Columbus, Joe D. Whitley, Stephanie L. Oginsky and Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jerry A. Buchanan, Lori M. Leonardo Buchanan & Land, Columbus, Jeffrey L. William, Donna M. Welch and Daniel C. Moore Kirckland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    Case Number: A11A2408

    The trial court did not err in dismissing the plaintiff's derivative action for failure to make a formal demand upon the manager of the limited-liability corporation to bring the

  • DB50 2007-1 Trust v. Dixon

    Publication Date: 2012-03-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kyle S. Kotake Morris, Schneider & Prior LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . James E. Carter Hurt, Stolz & Cromwell LLC, Athens, and Peter J. Rice Jr., Greensboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1726

    The trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter a permanent injunction after the defendants filed a notice of removal to federal district court and before the district court remanded the

  • Crowe v. Elder

    Publication Date: 2012-03-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas M. Strickland, Watkinsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: J. Edward Allen Jr. and Kevin E. Epps Fortson, Bentley and Griffin PA, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11G1069

    Res judicata barred the plaintiff's breach of contract action involving the distribution of her father's e

  • American Management Services East LLC v. Fort Benning Family Communities LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-12-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus B. Calhoun Jr. Page Scranton Sprouse Tucker & Ford, Columbus, Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, and Thomas E. Dutton Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellants. Jerry A. Buchanan, Lori M. Leonardo Buchanan & Land, Columbus, Jeffrey L. William, Donna M. Welch, and Daniel C. Moore Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0855

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in enjoining the defendants from pursuing a Virginia declaratory action suit, where eight of the nine Virginia claims either directly overlapped or indir

  • Bayview Loan Servicing LLC v. Baxter

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily L. Shoemaker, J. Allen Maines and Shauna T. Phillips Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Atlanta, for Bayview Loan Servicing. John W. Gibson, Michael R. Dunham Gibson, Deal, Fletcher & Dunham PC, Norcross, for Baxter.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A1352, A11A1353

    The defendant's lis pendens provided constructive notice of his claimed security interest as of the date it was recorded, regardless of whether it was indexed and/or placed on the public database wh

  • Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church in Savannah v. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neil A. Creasy Simpson & Creasy PC, and Paul W. Painter Jr. Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellants. James L. Elliott Elliott, Blackburn & Gooding PC, Valdosta, Thomas A. Withers Gillen, Withers & Lake LLC, Savannah, and Mary E. Kostel The Episcopal Church/Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Hugh B. McNatt McNatt, Greene & Peterson, Vidalia, David H. Gambrell, John Hinton IV Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Atlanta, John E. Tomlinson, Loganville, and Joshua D. Hawley The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. Amicus Appellee: Jon V. Forehand Allen, Forehand & Adams LLP, Moultrie, Brenda C. Youmas Edwards & Youmas LLC, W. Warren Plowden Jr. Jones Cork & Miller LLP, Macon, William B. Marianes McGuireWoods LLP, and Nicholas C. Moraitakis Moraitakis, Kushel, Pearson & Gardner LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10G1909

    Neutral principles of law established that the c property at issue was held in trust for the benefit of the parent c

  • Ward v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Kwashnak Public Defender's Office, Americus, for appellant. Plez H. Hardin, District Attorney, and Lewis R. Lamb District Attorney's Office, Americus, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0782

    The trial court harmfully erred in giving a jury charge regarding the inference arising from the defendant's recent possession of a stolen truck, which had the effect of impermissibly shifting the b

  • Calmes v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon A. Bullard Public Defender's Office, Dallas, for Calmes. Dennis Allen, Helena, proceeded pro se. Donald R. Donovan, District Attorney, Thomas A. Cole, Dana J. Norman, Assistant District Attorneys, Dallas, and Fred A. Lane Jr. Georgia Department of Insurance, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A1245; A11A2203

    The Court remanded the co-defendant's case for reconsideration of the grant of his appellate counsel's motion to withdraw, as the record did not show he knowingly waived his right to counsel or that