Transfers from COA 2003

Interlocutories

A03I0017 R P C, Inc. v. Fournell 9/25/02

review denial of mot to dismiss on grounds of forum non conveniens

underlying issue of forum non conveniens is propriety of equitable relief - forum non conven is a equitable principle by which court may decline to exercise its juris over a case on consideration of conven, efficiency and justice. Sup Ct equity juris

Citations: 274 ga. 137 (2001); 194 ga. 94 (1) (1942);261 ga. 608, 609 (2); 267 ga. 177, 178 (1996).

A03I0044 Ruthie Watson v. Watson 10/18/02

appeal grant of sum jud in action for ejectment from real property. ejectment action falls within Sup Ct land juris

Citation: 205 ga App 332 (1) (1992)

A03I0058 Scott Swanson v. Swanson 10/9/02

appeal order granting mot to enforce agreement reached in mediation entered as interloc order during and as a part of pending div proceeding. ancillary to div action

Citations: 274 ga. 472 (2001); 269 ga. 480 (1998); 267 ga. 845 (1997); 265 ga. 802 (1995)

A03I0182 Perkins v State 2/6/03

appeal denial of mot to dismiss accusation. issues raised and ruled on by tc involve challenges to consti of OCGA 17-6-58. consti juris of SUP Ct

Citations: 224 ga app 494 (1997)

A03I0205 Gerald Gates, Jr. v. Julie Gates 3/18/03

review denial of mot for sum jud with respect to tort claim based on doctrine of interspousal immunity in action seek div and damages for tort which occurred prior to marriage. div and alimony juris of SUP Ct

A03I0334 Robert Walls v. Walls 6/6/03

review order in a pending div action in which grandparents sought to intervene. interloc. order was finding that status as grandparents no longer existed after adult adoption of their adopted son by biological mother and transferring temp custody of minor child to her father. orders specifically relating to parties in pending div fall within juris of Sup Ct

Citations: S03A0663 (2003); 266 ga. 832 (1996); w58 ga. 353 (1988)

A03I0371 Jeremy Speaker v. State 7/18/03

review of interloc order denying mot to suppress. underlying issue is whether OCGA 16-12-100 which underpins grant of search warrant was unconsti. applied in view of Sup Ct holding in 276 ga.88 (2003). issue of consti timely raised and ruled upon by trial court in its order denying mot to suppress

Citations: 270 ga. 327, 328 (3) (1998); 272 ga. 788, 789 (1) (2000) 193 ga. app 306, 307 (1) (1989); 260 ga. 260 (1990); 230 ga. app. 334, 335 (4); 219 ga. app. 152, 155 (2) (e) (1995)

Discretionaries

A03D0004 Walter Everhart, Jr. v. Everhart 9/10/02 appeal denial of mot for relief including setting aside of final div decree and a new trial of div case. ancillary to div = SUP Ct juris

Citations: 243 Ga 149; 266 ga. 890; 254 ga. 450, 452 (2)

A03D0023 Mid-Georgia Environmental Management Group v. Meriwether Co. 9/20/02

appeal denial of petition for writ of mandamus

A03D0028 Larry Hammett v. Hammett 10/01/02 appeal order enforcing money judgment but not contempt for failure to comply with child support provisions of settlement agreement. Contempt proceeding for fail to comply with child support provisions of div decree is ancillary to prior div action.

Citations: 243 ga. 149; 266 ga. 890; 254 ga. 450; 237 ga. 755 (1).

A03D0052 Charles Slaughter, pro se v. State 10/16/02 appeal denial of extaord mot for special demurrer contending murder conviction void. Murder in Sup Ct

Citation: 253 ga. 524 (1)

A03D0060 Jerome Foster, pro se v State 10/18/52 appeal denial of extraord mot for special demurrer indictment void and declaration in support of loss of juris. Conviction was murder so SUP Ct juris

Citation: 253 ga. 524

A03D0101 Arrie Parker, pro se v. Murrell 11/21/02 appeal denial of mot to set aside judgment in habeas corpus case. Habeas is SUP Ct juris

A03D0103 David Nesbitt v. Nesbitt 10/31/02 appeal denial of mot to set aside judgment & decree of div. SUP Ct juris

A03D0136 Webster v. Breda 12/17/02 appeal order direct NT refinance mort on marital home in order to remove respondent's name from the loan or put home up for sale. Ruling involves enforcement or modification of non-custodial provisions of parties' div decree. Div in sup Ct

Citations: 243 ga. 149;266 ga. 890; 254 ga. 450; 237 ga. 755; 256 ga. 507 (1986)

A03D0161 Barbara Nations v. City of Doraville 1/8/03 appeal final judgment in petition for certiorari and dismissal of alternative petitions for habeas corpus and quo warranto following conviction on ordinance. Supt Ct juris habeas and extra ord remedies

A03D0163 Margaret Moon v. Moon 12/31/02 appeal denial of mot for new trial in div action.

A03D0166 Clinton Staffon v. Staffon 1/9/03 appeal denial of petition to modify child support provisions of div decree due to changed circumstances.

Citations: 265 Ga 100 (1995) ; 254 ga. 450; 237 ga. 755

A03D0179 Kenneth Knott v. Knott 1/9/03

review order of contempt for fail comply with property settlement provisions of div decree. ancillary to div action

Citations: 243 ga. 149; 266 ga. 890; 254 ga. 450; 237 ga. 755

A03D0194 Donald Miller, pro se v. Miller, pro se 1/27/03

review order awarding atty fees in parties' div action.

A03D0214 Charles Wood, pro se v. Phillips 1/31/03

review order of contempt for fail to comply with child supp provisions of settlement agreement incorporated into div decree. ancillary to div action.

Citations: 243 ga. 149; 266 ga 890; 254 ga. 450; 237 ga. 755

A03D0227 Goodman, pro se v. Currie, D.A 2/24/03

review order denying petition to proceed in forma pauperis under OCGA 9-15-2 (d). underlying complaint is petition for mandamus.

Citations : 275 ga. 205 (2) (2002), 269 ga. 727 (1998); 266 ga. 771 (1996)

A03D0229 William Davis, pro se v. State 3/5/03

review order granting petition for mandamus but denying mot to set aside void judgment. As extraord remedy mandamus in SUP Ct

A03D0233 Mitchell, pro se v. Mitchell 2/18/03

review order of contempt for fail to comply with child supp provisions of div decree

A03D0243 Bellsouth Corp v. Forsee 2/19/03

(app and emergency mot) action to enforce employment contract covering covenant not to compete and restrictions on use of confidential info. by temporary restraining order . TRO granted and def move to dissolve, NT seeks appeal this order. At same hearing court purported to reenter and modify TRO but in substance was a interloc injunction rather than approval of TRO and for completing arbitration within 30 days. Issues in app concerning 30 day limit invading exclusive province of arbitrator. Issues challenge propriety of equitable relief granted .

Citations: 267 ga. 177, 178 (1996); 261 ga. 608, 609 (1991)

A03D0250 Hang v. Crilley 2/26/03

appeal order of contempt for fail to comply with child support provisions of div decree.

A03D0255 Ramos v. Perera 3/10/03

review order domesticating for div decree and modifying amount of child supp awarded in decree. Nt contends Ga ct lacked personal juris to modify child supp award . ancillary to prior div decree

A03D0303 Amendala, pro se v. Loffredo 6/2/03

order addresses enforcement (contempt) of non-cutodial provisions of divorce decree

Citations: Griffin v. Griffin, 243 Ga. 149 (1979) Brown v. King, 266 Ga. 890 (1996) Smith v. Smith , 254 Ga. 450 (1985) Hines v. Hines, 237 Ga. 755 (1976)

A03D0340 Lamar Co. v. E. T. Carlyle Co. 6/5/03

order Mandamus absolute issue compelling co to issue certificate of land use. Mandamus is in Sup Ct. Ga Const Art Vi, Sec, 6 Par, III (5) OCGA 9-6-28

A03D0343 Paul Cox, Sr. v. Pervis Sue Cox 6/4/03

order addresses enforcement (contempt) of non-custodial provisions of parties divorce decree

Citations: 243 Ga. 149 (1979), 266 Ga. 890 (1996), 254 Ga. 450 (1985) 237 Ga. 755 (1976)

A03D0352 Robert Frazier, pro se v. Brown 6/4/03

review order modifying joint physical custody and child support provision in div decree. because contests child support provisions of div decree within div juris of SUP Ct

Citations: 263 ga. 498, 499

A03D0360 Christine Dujsik v. Dujsik, pro se 6/6/03

review order modifying child supp provision of parties div decree.

Citation: 263 ga 498, 499 (1993)

A03D0363 Kirk Clermont, pro se v. Clermont 6/23/03

order finding NT in contempt of temp order entered in div action. order arises in context of pending div action

A03D0403 Danny Williams, pro se v. The State 7/30/03

review denial of extraord mot for new trial in murder case.

Citations: 253 ga. 524 (1) (1984)

A03D0435 Inserection v City of Marietta 7/30/03

disc app and emerg mot for writ of supercedeas review order temporarily restraining and enjoining NT from operation a store and directing police dept to abate public nuisance and padlock premises. issue of propriety of equitable injunction and other extrord relief and also required interpretation of US and Ga Const,

Citations: 268 Ga. 755 (1997); 268 ga 500, 501 (1997); 260 ga 260 (1990); 193 ga app. 306 (1989) aff 260 ga 240 (1990; 261 ga. 608,609 (1991)

A03D0439 Lamb v Lamb 8/14/03

order denial of mot to vacate judgement and decree of div. ancillary to parties div proceedings

A03D0443 Fannon v. City of Alpharetta 8/18/03

denial of petition for writ of cert and writ of mandamus seek require city to provide evidentiary hearing prior to any disciplinary action v. NT. Sup Ct juris over mandamus

Citation: 264 ga. 467 (1994)

Dismissals after Transfer from Sup Ct

A03D0102 Anthony Coppola, pro se v. The State 11/14/02

after conviction for burglary, armed robbery , etc and appeal of conviction following denial of mot filed in trial court of petition to vacate conviction NT filed petition for certificate of probable cause with Sup Ct - Sup ct transfer to COA since not state crime convicted of and not present issues in SUP Ct juris. Petition reveals challenge was validity of conv, challenge to sentence ancillary. Thus petition is 2nd attempt to appeal convic, not authorized dimissed

273 ga. 320 (2001) compare 271 ga. 686, 688 (1) (1999)

A03I0079 Lopez-Morales, pro se v. Crawford 11/15/02

Supreme Ct transferred app appealing denial of mot to recuse trial ct j. COA dismisses for untimely filing of app. Cert Supreme Ct direct COA to consider on merits saying bound by determination of timeliness in original order. Carley and Thompson dissented 2/10/03

App in COA denied on merits 3/20/03

Direct Appeals (check orders)

A03A0008 Willie Bell v. St 8/2/2/

murder

A03A0045 Cantrell Hill v. St 9/5/2

armed robbery

A03A0099 Demetrias Washington v. St 9/6/2

probation rev

A03A0128 Environmental Consortium v. Quality Carriers 9/27/02

Writ of Possession

A03A0245 Marshall Foskey, pro se v. St Bd P&P 10/22/02

mandamus

A03A0246 Charles Niler, pro se v. St 9/30/2

habeas

A03A0361 Calvin Oliver v. St 10/17/2

murder

A03A0378 Daryl Jones v. St 10/15/02

murder

A03A0384 Douglas Smith, pro se v. St 10/17/02

murder

A03A0430 Charles Niles, pro se v. St 10/30/02

habeas corpus

A03A0443 Ronnie Chinn v. St 10/24/02

murder

A03A0456 Austin H. Goss v. Cobb Co. 10/24/02

habeas corpus

A03A0457 Chris Carlile v. Synthetics, Inc. 10/24/02

Arbitration

A03A0464 Bruce Halliburton v. Kelly Halliburton 10/31/02

Divorce

A03A0552 Antoine Pitts v. State 12/31/02

Reckless Conduct

A03A0585 Barney L. Hambrick, pro se v. Katie Kimble 11/20/02

Divorce

A03A0605 Floyd Parson, pro se v. P. Hicks, Warden 11/19/02

Pro Se Motion

A03A0609	Charles Niles, pro se v. State 11/15/02

Habeas Corpus

A03A0705 Bruce Greer, pro se v. P. Hicks, Warden 12/11/02

Motion to Dismiss

A03A0719 Donald M. Brown v. City of Atlanta 12/4/02

declaratory judgment

A03A0731 In re: Estate Frank L. Carson 5/19/03

estate administration

A03A0758 Johnny Miles, pro se v. Mandy Endicott 12/10/02

child support

A03A0764 Tyrom Sheats, pro se v. Latosha Sheats, pro se 12/16/02

Divorce

A03A0770 Cora M. Lowe v. State 12/11/02

Murder

A03A0779 Glenda Lightsey v. Donald Lightsey 12/12/02

Child support

A03A0864 Wanda F. Parker v. Conrad Parker 6/14/03

Child Support

A03A0932 James Martin v. State 1/22/03

Murder

A03A0979 Eddie Smart v. State 1/17/03

Murder

A03A1016 Doran Womack v. Georgia Womack 1/22/03

Divorce

A03A1033 Marika Wicks v. State 1/30/03

Murder

A03A1093 Pamela Foster, pro se v. David Zechets, pro se 2/4/3

Divorce

A03A1095 James Woodard v. State 2/6/3

Murder

A03A2012 Lamar Co. v. ET. Carlyle Co. 6/18/03

Declaratory Judgment

A03A2013 ET. Carlyle Co. v. Lamar Co. 6/18/03

Declaratory Judgment

A03A2016 Darian David Tant, pro se v. State 7/30/03

Kidnaping

A03A2020 Estate of Bobby Brown 6/12/03

Estate Admin.

A03A2143 Ransford M. Hyman, pro se v. Betty J. Hyman 7/8/3

Divorce