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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - 14, 2022
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by: September 19,2022
Mandatary Pretrial Conference
to be held via Zoom: October 3,
2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Civil Trial Dates: October 18th
through October 21st
Civil Trial Dates: October 25th
through October 28th
DeKalb County continues to
monitor the COVID-19 emer
gency and has the technology
to conduct the calendar virtu
ally. Lead counsel must ap
pear virtually for the pretrial
conference. All parties shall
contact the Court via email to
the Civil Case Manager, Sum-
m e r Schmidt
(slschmidt@dekalbcountyga.go
v), by September 19, 2022, for
further instructions regarding
proceeding with the Hearing
using the Zoom application.
Counsel must include ALL
parties on any email corres
pondence with the Court.
All cases should expect to be
reached during the week of tri
al. Cases may be called out of
order as scheduling demands.
Parties will be specially set for
trial during the pretrial confer
ence. The parties are re
minded to review the Court's
Standing Order as they pre
pare the proposed Consolid
ated Pre-Trial Order and in anti
cipation of their attendance at
the Pre-Trial Conference.
Parties must submit a CON
SOLIDATED Pretrial Order in
conformity with Uniform State
Court Rule 7.2 by September
19, 2022, via email to Ms.
Schmidt in Word format. Fail
ure to respond to this calendar
by the deadline, or to file the
proposed Consolidated Pretrial
Order to Ms. Schmidt, may res
ult in the parties and/or their
counsel being held in CON
TEMPT and/or in the DIS
MISSAL of the complaint, an
swer, counterclaim, cross claim
or third party, as appropriate.
All Motions in Limine shall be
filed on or before September
19, 2022.
The removal of a case from the
++Pre-Trial/Jury calendar++ for
any reason shall ONLY BE BY
ORDER OF THE COURT AND
MUST BE FILED WITH THE
COURT BY SEPTEMBER 19,
2022. A Motion for Continu
ance and/or Extension of Dis
covery must be by consent of
all parties and a Consent Or
der submitted in Word format to
Ms. Schmidt, at the same time
as the Motion is filed with the
Clerk of the Court.
Lead Counsel is required to be
(virtually) present at the Man
datory Pretrial Conference on
October 3, 2022 at 1:0 p.m. In
preparation for the Pretrial con
ference, Parties are directed to:
• Email Ms. Schmidt a copy of
the Consolidated Pretrial Order
in Word format;
• Discuss settlement options
prior to the Pretrial Conference
and be ready to discuss settle
ment history with the Court;
• Discuss any motions in Limine
that have been filed and make
a good faith effort to resolve
them; and
• Discuss any objections in de
positions to be presented at tri
al and make a good faith effort
to resolve them. All unresolved
objections, together with argu
ment and citations, shall be
brought to the pre-trial confer
ence, with a copy to the Court.
Any objections not brought be
fore the Court prior to trial shall
be deemed waived.
Parties are directed to contact
Ms. Schmidt via email at:
slschmidt@dekalbcountyga.gov
regarding the calendar, trial
matters and instructions by the
deadline indicated in this Order.
Standing Order and Calendar
may be viewed at: www.dekalb-
statecourt.net.
SO ORDERED, this 30th day of
August, 2022.
Judge Ana Maria Martinez
State Court of DeKalb County
(1) 18A67859 Andrea Gregory,
Et Al. vs. DeKalb Medical Cen
ter, Inc. Darren Summerville,
plff.; Jennifer C. Beilis, dft.
(2) 18A68507 Mulikat Amuda
vs. City Farmers Market 2, Inc.
Roger W. Orlando, plff.; Win
field L. Pollidore, dft.
(3) 19A73831 Amy L. Allison,
Ind and as Surviving Spouse
vs. Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.,
Et Al. Joel O. Wooten, plff.; R.
Page Powell, Jr., dft.
(4) 19A74189 Tamara W. Hight
vs. Ashley N. Murray, Geico In
demnity Company Michael C.
Ford, plff; Jessica E. Sanford,
dft.
(5) 19A74541 Christina Wilson
vs. Craig David Noren Todd
Shugart, plff.; Tawanna Hop-
son, dft.
(6) 19A78017 Sylvia Blood-
worth vs. Endale Alemu, Geico
Indemnity Company Terry D.
Jackson, plff.; John E. Searcy,
Jr., dft.
(7) 20A78490 Jason Charles
Crabbe vs. Georgia Depart
ment of Transportation Gus
McDonald, plff.; Kathleen S.
Turnipseed, dft.
(8) 20A78546 Alfonso Blanco
vs. Walter Mendez Romero
Somalia D. Dixon, plff.; E.
Blake Durham, dft.
(9) 20A80283 Sheldon Boggan
vs. Shirley Henderson, Et Al.
Buddy Huntley, III, plff; Joseph
P. Menello, Travis J. Meyer, dft.
(10) 20A80469 Patricia Moti-
eram vs. Hassan Ajala, State
Farm Mutual Automobile Insur
ance Co. Romi K. Jayswal,
plff; Z'a R. Williams, dft.
(11) 20A80543 Audrey Blakley,
Et Al. vs. Hasan Chowdhury
David M. Zagoria, plff; R. Ro
man Bourret, dft.
(12) 20A80641 James E. Smith
vs. Deja D. Moore David B.
Groff, plff; Marcia S. Freeman,
dft.
(13) 20A80921 Lori Cosper vs.
Richard A. Hall Sharon D.
Smith-Knox, plff.; Brandi E.
Moore, dft.
(14) 20A81187 Largine John
son, Et Al. vs. Averitt Express,
Et Al Peter A. Law, plff; Laura
Ortega Clark, dft.
(15) 20A81233 Kimberly
Murphy, Et Al. vs. George Mc
Clendon V. Ashley Spires, plff;
Shyamal Patel, dft.
(16) 20A81488 Joshua Davis
vs. Powerstrip, Inc., Et Al.
Robert H. Childress, III, plff.;
Kevin Shires, R. Chris Harrison,
Jennifer L. Pridgeon, dft.
(17) 20A82295 Derwin Benito
vs. David Clifton, Et Al. Jason
T. Schneider, plff.; Scott H.
Moulton, Tasha Washington,
dft.
(18) 20A82298 David Reyn
olds vs. CSX Transportation,
Inc., Et Al. Joel Osteen, plff.;
James E. Gilson, Morris Wade
Richardson, dft.
(19) 20A83076 Tiffany An
drews vs. James O'Reilly, Et Al.
Allison J. Marani, plff; Crystal
Yarbrough, Robert Mills, dft.
(20) 20A83201 Best Jewelry
and Diamonds, LLC vs. Adrian
Alexander Marko L. Burgar,
plff.; Pro Se, dft.
020-468441 9/8
STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
JUDGE
ANA MARIA MARTINEZ
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
CALENDAR
OCTOBER 28,2022
9:00 A.M.
DIVISION 6
JUDICIAL TOWER
3RD FLOOR, COURTROOM D
SUMMER SCHMIDT
CIVIL CASE MANAGER
404-687-7135
www.dekalbstatecourt.net
IN THE STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
ORDER OF INSTRUCTIONS
FOR DIVISION VI
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
AND CIVIL JURY CALENDAR
Consolidated Pretrial Order and
Motions in Limine must be filed
by: October 10,2022
Mandatory Pretrial Conference
to be held via Zoom: October
28,2022 at 9:00 a.m.
Trial Dates: November 14th
through November 18th
DeKalb County continues to
monitor the COVID-19 emer
gency and has the technology
to conduct the calendar virtu
ally. Lead counsel must ap
pear virtually for the pretrial
conference. All parties shall
contact the Court via email to
the Civil Case Manager, Sum-
m e r Schmidt
(slschmidt@dekalbcountyga.go
v), by October 10,2022, for fur
ther instructions regarding pro
ceeding with the Hearing using
the Zoom application. Counsel
must include ALL parties on
any email correspondence with
the Court.
All cases should expect to be
reached during the week of tri
al. Cases may be called out of
order as scheduling demands.
Parties will be specially set for
trial during the pretrial confer
ence. The parties are re
minded to review the Court's
Standing Order as they pre
pare the proposed Consolid
ated Pre-Trial Order and in anti
cipation of their attendance at
the Pre-Trial Conference.
Parties must submit a CON
SOLIDATED Pretrial Order In
conformity with Uniform State
Court Rule 7.2 by October 10,
2022, via email to Ms. Schmidt
in Word format. Failure to re
spond to this calendar by the
deadline, or to file the pro
posed Consolidated Pretrial Or
der to Ms. Schmidt, may result
in the parties and/or their coun
sel being held in CONTEMPT
and/or in the DISMISSAL of the
complaint, answer, counter
claim, cross claim or third party,
as appropriate.
All Motions in Limine shall be
filed on or before October 10,
2022.
The removal of a case from the
Pre-Trial/Jury calendar for any
reason shall ONLY BE BY OR
DER OF THE COURT AND
MUST BE FILED WITH THE
COURT BY October 10, 2022
A Motion for Continuance
and/or Extension of Discovery
must be by consent of all
parties and a Consent Order
submitted in Word format to
Ms. Schmidt, at the same time
as the Motion is filed with the
Clerk of the Court.
Lead Counsel is required to be
(virtually) present at the Man
datory Pretrial Conference on
October 28, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
In preparation for the Pretrial
conference, Parties are direc
ted to:
• Email Ms. Schmidt a copy of
the Consolidated Pretrial Order
in Word format;
• Discuss settlement options
prior to the ++Pretrial Confer-
ence++ and be ready to dis
cuss settlement history with the
Court;
• Discuss any motions in Limine
that have been filed and make
a good faith effort to resolve
them; and
• Discuss any objections in de
positions to be presented at tri
al and make a good faith effort
to resolve them. All unresolved
objections, together with argu
ment and citations, shall be
brought to the pre-trial confer
ence, with a copy to the Court.
Any objections not brought be
fore the Court prior to trial shall
be deemed waived.
Parties are directed to contact
Ms. Schmidt via email at:
slschmidt@dekalbcountyga.gov
regarding the calendar, trial
matters and instructions by the
deadline indicated in this Order.
Standing Order and Calendar
may be viewed at: www.dekalb-
statecourt.net.
SO ORDERED, this 30th day of
August, 2022.
Judge Ana Maria Martinez
State Court of DeKalb County
(1) 18A68776 Della Dejuan
Miller vs. North Atlanta Surgic
al Associates, P.C., Et Al. Beth
any L. Schneider, plff.; Daniel
J. Huff, dft.
(2) 18A71652 Mistery Harris, Et
Al. vs. Nicola Findly-Ffrench
Kevin C. Patrick, plff.; W. Cole
man Sylvan, dft.
(3) 19A75043 Washunda R.
Adams vs. Darryl William
Cordice a/k/a Darryl William, Et
Al Rachael Deloach-Bukle,
plff; Benjamin A. Stahl, Pro Se,
dft.
(4) 19A75443 Mckevie Alexan
der vs. Laura Litsas David T.
Dorer, plff; Denise E. Weiner,
dft.
(5) 19A75449 Twana Lowe vs.
Laura Litsas David T. Dorer,
plff.; Denise E. Weiner, dft.
(6) 19A75772 Youlanda Alex
ander vs. Laura Litsas David T.
Dorer, plff; Denise E. Weiner,
dft.
(7) 19A77597 Ira Haber vs.
Tami Reed Gunter Keith E. Fry
er, plff; Mark E. Scott, dft.
(8) 19A77674 Alexandra Ague-
bor vs. Zip Runners Express,
LLC Brian D. Rogers, plff.;
Burke A. Noble, dft.
(9) 20A78605 Jacquelyn Mos
ley vs. Rowan Peoples, All
state Ins. Kendrick K. McWilli
ams, Sr., plff.; Pro Se, David
Olson, dft.
(10) 20A78707 Stuart Sessoms
vs. Shavon Harris Sara R.
Landeryou, plff.; Rakhi D.
McNeill, dft.
(11) 20A80890 Teresa Bridges
vs. Ross Miller David C. Will,
plff.; Laura Blake, dft.
020-468442 9/8
STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
JUDGE
ANA MARIA MARTINEZ
MOTIONS CALENDAR
OCTOBERS, 2022
9:30 AM
DIVISION 6
JUDICIAL TOWER
3RD FLOOR, COURTROOM D
SUMMER SCHMIDT
CIVIL CASE MANAGER
404-687-7135
www.dekalbstatecourt.net
IN THE STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
DIVISION VI
CIVIL MOTIONS CALENDAR
Calendar Call to be held via
Zoom: October 6,2022 at 9:30
a.m.
Pending Motions which are ripe
for decision are hereby placed
upon the Court's ++Civil Mo
tions Calendar++ scheduled for
October 6, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
Counsel for the parties are re
quired to be present via Zoom
and are directed to contact the
Court via email to the Civil
Case Manager, Summer
Schmidt (slschmidt@dekalb-
countyga.gov), by September
23, 2022, regarding further in
struction and technology for the
hearing. If a party is not repres
ented by counsel, the party
must appear at the hearing. As
a reminder, all corporations in
Georgia are required to be rep
resented by counsel in courts
of record, pursuant to Eckles v.
Atlanta Technology Group.,
267 Ga. 801 (1997).
If a motion for continuance is
submitted less than 72 hours
before the hearing, parties
must email a courtesy copy of
the motion and order to the
Civil Case Manager, Summer
Schmidt (slschmidt@dekalb-
countyga.gov), or the motion
may not be considered by the
presiding judge.
Failure to respond to this no
tice may result in the dismissal
of the pending motion, or any
other action the Court may
deem appropriate during the
Hearing.
If the case is resolved in any
manner, notify Ms. Schmidt via
email: slschmidt@dekalb-
countyga.gov and follow up
with a pleading confirming dis
missal or settlement at least 72
hours before the scheduled
hearing.
Calendar may be viewed at:
www.dekalbstatecourt.net.
SO ORDERED, this 30th day of
August, 2022.
Judge Ana Maria Martinez
State Court of DeKalb County
(1) 19A73548 Alter Antoine vs.
El Compadre Trucks, Inc., Et
Al David J. Panitz, plff; Robert
F. Brawner, II, Charles Medlin,
dft.
(2) 20A80582 Melonie Baker,
Et Al. vs. Michael Crump, Et Al.
Eric L. Jensen, plff.; Benjamin
S. Dorfman, Kareemah Lewis,
Nicolle G. Holt, dft.
(3) 21A00156 James Mont
gomery vs. Gold Moose Truck
ing, Inc., Et Al. W. Winston
Briggs, plff; Matthew P. Stone,
Pro Se, dft.
(4) 21A03627 Catherine Can-
nella vs. Penco Electrical Con
tractors, Inc., Et Al. Michael T.
Rad, plff; Whitney Lay Greene,
Parks K. Stone, Antony L. San-
acory, Carol P. Michel, Brooke
Beall, dft.
(5) 21A05398 Lisa Alexander
vs. Pruitthealth-Virginia Park,
LLC, Et Al. Andrew L. Hagen-
bush, plff.; Benjamin P. Ral
ston, dft.
(6) 21A05456 The Credit Uni
on Loan Source, LLC vs. Rita
Sembajwe Kristi S. Williams,
plff.; Cliff R. Dorsen, dft.
020-468443 9/8
CIVIL JURY CALENDAR
STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
DIVISION I
JUDGE ALVIN T. WONG
OCTOBER 1,2022-
DECEMBER 31,2022
8:30 A.M.
COURTROOM D-2ND
FLOOR
JUDICIAL TOWER
CALENDAR CLERK
JENNIFER VAN WEY
(404)371-2271
www.dekalbstatecourt.net
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
DIVISION I
ORDER
The following cases published
on this ++jury trial calendar++
are subject to be called for a
jury trial from the week of Octo
ber 1, 2022 - December 31,
2022. All cases on this calen
dar have been pre-tried and
pre-trial orders have been
entered.
The Court will notify counsel
and parties of the date they are
expected to report for trial. The
Court will endeavor to provide
not less than 48 hours of no
tice. Cases may be called out
of turn.
Counsel and parties are re
minded that all documents
must be exchanged, reviewed
and properly marked as exhib
its as required by the pre-trial
order. Due to Covid related
healthcare precautions, all doc
uments and videos must be
capable of being displayed in a
digital format.
Counsel and parties are further
reminded that all parties, wit
nesses and persons who at
tend the trial are required to
wear masks and maintain so
cial distancing.
All inquiries shall be directed to
Jennifer Van Wey, Calendar
Clerk at 404-371-2271 or ilvan-
wey(5>dekalbcountvoa.gov. Cal
endars may be viewed at
www.dekalbstatecourt.net.
SO ORDERED, this 29th day of
August, 2022.
The Honorable Alvin T. Wong
State Court of DeKalb County
(1) 18A69703 Sabrina Coard
vs. Valarie Vanessa Wilson
Somalia D. Dixon, plff.; Kevin
Reardon, dft.
(2) 18A71514 Christopher Tyre
vs. Roy Engman Jordan John
son, plff; Katie A. Hingerty, dft.
(3) 18A71175 Helen Ross-
Stubblefield vs. Rogsbert F.
Phillips Jennifer A. Kurie, plff.;
Daniel J. Huff, Sharonda Boyce
Barnes, dft.
(4) 18A71139 Percy Erves vs.
Sherri Melton Ponder Adam P.
Smith, plff.; Scott D. Huray, dft.
(5) 18A71754 Terry Mitchell vs
Jonathan Callicutt Terrence R.
Bethune, plff.; Brian F. Willi
ams, Karolynn J. Harris, dft.
(6) 18A71845 Deborah Cross
vs. Ann Frank, State Farm Mu
tual Automobile Insurance
Company Ahkibah Kahn, plff.;
Huel M. OKelley, IV, dft.
(7) 18A69617 Tammy Cook
Gaines vs. Amanda Schneider
Jason N. Slate, plff.; Rakhi D.
McNeill, dft.
(8) 19A72752 Bryan Merit vs
James Staten W. Bryant
Green, III, plff.; Craig N. Cow
art, dft.
(9) 19A74020 Angel Williams
vs. Yvette Runner Christopher
K. Annunziata, plff.; Jonathan
M. Adelman, dft.
(10) 19A73308 Marcine Sulli
van vs. Meyer Greenberg Mat
thew C. Broun, plff.; John C.
Patton, dft.
(11) 18A69571 Rachel St. Fleur
vs. Masquerade, Inc. J. Parker
Miller, plff.; Alan I. Begner, dft.
(12) 19A75620 Melvin Lowery
vs. Semaj Denard Howard
Stephen J. Wasley, plff.; Milton
B. Satcher, III, dft.
(13) 19A74899 Anthony Fowler
vs. Froilan Macedo, Geico In
demnity Company Harlan H.F.
Wood, plff.; Thomas Eugene
Brennan, dft.
(14) 19A75693 Randall Jones
vs. Joseph Joshua Ward
Geico Insurance Company
Christopher J. Adams, plff.;
Melissa L. Bailey, dft.
(15) 19A76246 Jessica Berger
vs. Knopf Emily Ashleigh R.
Madison, plff.; Ben Harbin, dft.
(16) 19A75937 Norris Smith vs.
Shelvie Latrice Wesley San
ford M. Hill, plff.; James V.
Wysocki, dft.
(17) 19A75964 Deborah Wa
ters vs. Mary Tench Brendan
Flanagan, plff.; Trevor G. Hiest-
and, dft.
(18) 19A77380 Robert Morgan
vs. Denis Roy Derrick Johnson,
plff.; Sierra Luckey, dft.
(19) 19A76373 Noreen Raines
vs. Dana Johnson, Progress
ive Premier Insurance
Roodgine D. Bray, plff.; Steven
R. Wilson, dft.
(20) 19A77327 Billy Finley vs
Anthony R. Johnson, Auto
Owners Insurance Company
Thomas O. Rainey, IV, plff.;
Pro Se, Robert W. Parker, Jr.,
dft.
(21) 19A76952 Jeffrey Denkins
vs. Olivia Fogel Tyler H.
Bridgers, plff.; Zachary
Podenski, dft.
(22) 19A77453 Gloria Pittman
vs. All American Quality Foods,
Inc Corey D. Woods, plff.;
Stephen P. Morris, dft.
(23) 19A77457 Tena Lynn vs.
Stephanie Gavin W. Bryant
Green, III, plff.; Dodson D.
Strawbridge, dft.
(24) 20A78511 Sharon Carter
vs. Yelia Whitfield, GEICO Willi
am Justin Collins, plff.; Melissa
A. Segel, dft.
(25) 20A78511 Sharon Carter