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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, MARCH 7- 13, 2024 Page 19 (1) 18A71514 Christopher Tyre vs. Roy Engman Jordan John son, plff.; Katie A. Hingerty, dft. (2) 19A75964 Deborah Waters vs. Mary Tench Brendan Flanagan, plff.; Trevor G. Hiest- and, dft. (3) 20A80189 Robyn Chere Ison vs. Phillip Lee Barnes Joseph M. Todd, plff.; Tawanna Hopson, L. Carrington Weldon, dft. (4) 20A80968 Charmaine McBryde vs. Ndigo Bandele State Farm Insurance Compan ies C. Napoleon Barnwell, plff.; No Atty., dft. (5) 22A00933 Wesley Moss vs Bernard Rosner Steven M. Barnett, plff.; William S. Cowsert, dft. (6) 20A79915 Alganesh Araya vs. JAT of Fort Wayne, Inc. Gil bert M. Taylor, plff.; Scott H. Moulton, J. Martin Futrell, Charles R. Beans, James E. Gilson, dft. (7) 21A02100 Leonie Reid vs Luanne M. Bonnie as Adminis trator of the Estate of Edward Harris, State Farm Mutual Auto mobile Insurance Company Tyler R. Watkins, plff.; J. Nic ola Reagin, dft. (8) 20A83328 Kristina Nguyen vs. Tamika Linton Dennis Sawan, plff.; Stanley A. Coburn, dft. (9) 20A83705 Bernard Taylor vs. Courtney Grambling Richard Parsons, plff.; Rakhi D. McNeill, dft (10) 20A82383 Kashima Nicole Epps vs. Donald Denzel Par ham Thomas 0. Rainey, IV, plff.; Jason D. Hergenroether, dft. (11) 21A00240 Naida Landers vs. Jaqueline Suastegui Gomez Steven M. Barnett, plff.; Stan ley A. Coburn, Denice A. Byrd, dft. (12) 21A02716 Jasmine Busi ness, Inc. vs. Zamilur Rahman Sheetal R. Desai, plff.; J. Craig Murphy, dft (13) 20A83030 Gary Turner vs William S. Barnes, M.D. Alex andria E. Seay, plff.; Erin Lawson Coia, Stephen H. Spar- wath, dft. (14) 21A01180 Ashanti Brown, Guardian vs. Timothy Fenbert Steven D. Loube, plff.; Michelle Billars, dft. (15) 20A79611 Brian Bowman vs. Marvin Griffin Debora Blair, plff.; William S. Cowsert, dft. (16) 21A01852 Barbara Parks vs. Tyrique Harris-Smith Mi chael M. Calabro, plff.; Joseph D. Stephens, dft. (17) 21A02629 Juan Moreno- Esquival vs. Quyen Ly, Pro gressive Mountain Insurance Co Dennis C. Francis, Jr., plff.; Eric Jorgensen, dft. (18) 21A03240 Fatima Allen vs Ethel Monroe Zachary Meeks, Esquire, plff.; Abi Oyegun, dft. (19) 21A04006 Linda Favors vs. Jerry L. Rogers Leonid Fel- gin, plff.; R. David Sammons, Esquire, dft. (20) 21A04457 Ellen King vs Shannon Moore, Progressive Premier Insurance Co. of Illinois 0. Wendell Horne, III, plff.; William S. Cowsert, dft. (21) 21A04511 Ryan Gordon vs. Butler Black Michael F. Wil liford, plff.; Chauntis Jenkins- Floyd, dft. (22) 21A05043 Abdukerim Ali vs. Mikwaun Jett Meredith M. Parrish, plff.; Thomas Eugene Brennan, dft. (23) 21A05290 Wanda Bobo vs. Darryl Singleton Richard Parsons, plff.; Jason Eric (24) 22A04030 Sonterra Walk er vs. Mark A.C. Robinson as Administrator of the Estate of Afaaf Sanders Bruce R. Millar, plff.; Mark A.C. Robinson, dft. (25) 20A79353 Tijuana Grubbs vs. CHC Jonesboro, LLC Carlton R. Stewart, plff.; Johnathan T. Krawcheck, dft. (26) 21A03512 Mario Fer guson vs. Leighton Wilson John A. Leslie, plff.; Nathaniel H. Blackmon, III, dft. (27) 21A05641 Larry Timmons vs. Mario White Meghan S. Jones, plff.; Calvin P. Yaeger, dft. (28) 21A05709 The Estate of Moses Stamps vs. Jaquarius Carroll, Allmerica Financial Be nefit Insurance Company Ken- ric Lanier, plff.; Melissa Jolly, dft. (29) 22A00095 Rita Talati vs. Ryan Rauber James Foster, plff.; Jay W. Brown, dft. (30) 22A00834 Sharon Durant vs. Eric C. Simmons William T. Joyner, plff.; Jamil Irvin, dft. (31) 21A02916 Cheryl Gardner vs. Nickeela Wright, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Jason T. Schneider, plff.; Johnisha C. Sterling, dft. (32) 21A03865 Elissa Carter vs. Jean Marie Campbell Kim berly DeWitt Mowbray, plff.; Ad rian Britt, dft. (33) 22A00137 James A. Zach- ery vs. Hitech Towing and Re covery Services, Inc. Morgan Medders, plff.; E. Blake Durham, dft. (34) 22A00853 Yois Torres vs. Knight Transportation, Inc. Parker M. Green, plff.; Mat thew P. Stone, dft. (35) 22A01034 Steve Glass vs. Richard Stafford, Jr. William Justin Collins, plff.; R. David Sammons, dft. (36) 22A01324 Crystal Wilker- son vs. Ashley Edwards Andre J. Smith, plff.; Michael McGuffee, dft (37) 22A00645 Moses Butts, Jr. vs. Barksdale Automotive Hold- ings, Inc. d/b/a Courtesy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of St James E. Carter, plff.; Chris topher P. Twyman, dft. (38) 21A03115 Thiiland Delay vs. Cornerstone Academy of Lithonia, LLC Madeleine N. Simmons, plff.; William S. We ston, dft. (39) 22A00739 Yemane W. Berehe vs. Collins Brothers Produce, Inc. Joe A. Weeks, plff.; Adrian Britt, dft. (40) 22AO1518 Devon Ed wards vs. Michael Kahsai, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Robert K. Young, plff.; Danielle Douglas, dft. 020-483249 3/7 STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ MOTIONS CALENDAR APRIL 11,2024 9:30 AM DIVISION 6 JUDICIAL TOWER 3RD FLOOR, COURTROOM D NAKEYA BURTON CIVIL CASE MANAGER 404-687-7135 www.dekalbstatecourt.net IN THE STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIVI SION VI ++CIVIL MOTIONS CALENDAR** Calendar Call to be held via Zoom: April 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Pending Motions which are ripe for decision are hereby placed upon the Court's Civil Motions Calendar scheduled for April 11.2024. at 9:30 a.m. Counsel for the parties are required to be present via Zoom and are directed to contact the Court via email to the Civil Case Man- ager, Nakeva Burton (nlburton1@dekalbcountvaa.ao v). by April 2. 2024, regarding further instruction and techno logy for the hearing. If a party is not represented by counsel, the party must appear at the hear ing. As a reminder, all corpora tions in Georgia are required to be represented 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. Nakeva Burton (nlburtonl @dekalb- countyga.gov). or the motion may not be considered bv the presiding judge. If the case is settled or disposed of, please notify Ms. Burton at 404-687- 7135, and follow up with a pleading confirming dismissal or settlement at least 72 hours before the scheduled hearing. 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. Burton via email: nlburton1@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 27th day of February, 2024. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County (1) 23A04371 Firmus Financial, LLC, Et Al. vs. American’s Best Group, Et Al. Zack Green- mayre, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (2) 23A00270 Jack F. Clark vs. Shelia A. Johnson Pro Se, plff.; Justin M. Flynn, dft. (3) 23A05400 Candace Ann Alewine, Executrix Est of Theresa Miller vs. Tanner Med ical Center, Inc. Lance D. Lourie, plff.; Paul E. Weathing- ton, Matthew C. Alford, Anna Burdeshaw Fretwell, Richard G. Tislnger, Jr., dft. (4) 22A03934 Doris Rivers vs. S & W Services of Atlanta, Inc. Pro Se, plff.; James Hughes, Esquire, dft. (5) 23A00090 Discover Bank vs. Ajay Loiwal Justin Pawluk, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (6) 20A81488 Joshua Davis vs. Powerstrip, Inc. Joshua L. Bearden, plff.; Kevin Shires, R. Christopher Harrison, Jennifer L. Pridgeon, dft. 020-483250 3/7 STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ ++NON-JURY CALENDAR** APRIL 10, 2024 9:30 A.M. DIVISION 6 JUDICIAL TOWER 3RD FLOOR. COURTROOM D NAKEYA BURTON 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 CIVIL NON-JURY CALENDAR IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties appear before this Court for a remote hearing via Zoom videoconference on the 10th day of April, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of a Non- Jury trial. If so desired, the parties may object to a remote hearing and the Court will schedule the case for an in-per- son Non-Jury trial. Once sched uled, the in-person hearing will occur at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 556 N. Mc Donough St., Decatur, Georgia 30030, in Courtroom 3-D. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED: OBJECTIONS: Any objections to conducting the hearing via videoconference shall be e-filed by 5:00 p.m. on March 27, 2024. Any party’s failure to file a written objection by said date shall constitute that party’s con sent to the virtual hearing. EVIDENCE: Parties shall present evidence in compli ance with the applicable rules of evidence. Parties shall e-file all exhibits into the record upon which they intend to rely at trial as well as a proposed judg ment by 5:00 p.m. on April 6, 2024. No party will have the ability to share their screen via Zoom. Prior to trial, the parties shall confer in an effort to re solve any objections or issues pertaining to the admissibility of any exhibits. All parties, counsel, and any witnesses shall be present vir tually for the calendar and must contact the Court via email to the Civil Case Manager. Na keva Burton (nlburtonl @dekal- bcountvga.gov). bv April 1. 2024 for further instructions re garding proceeding with the Hearing using the Zoom applic ation. Please include ALL parties on any email corres pondence with the Court. ALL MOTIONS AND/OR DE MANDS shall be made in writ ing as separate pleadings. They shall be filed with the CLERK OF THE COURT and a copy served on the opposing party on or before twenty (20) calendar days prior to the trial date listed. An Order of the Court is re quired to remove a case from the trial calendar. A Motion for Continuance will be con sidered only if consented to by all parties and a Consent Or der is submitted. If a motion for continuance is submitted less than 72 hours before the hear ing, parties must email a cour tesy copy of the motion and or- der to Ms. Burton (nlburtonl @dekalbcountvoa.oo v), or the motion will not be considered. Failure of the Plaintiff to comply with the Court's direction and deadlines will result in the complaint be ing dismissed without preju dice. Failure of the Defendant to comply with the Court's dir ection and deadlines will result in any counterclaim/cross claim/third party claim being dismissed without prejudice and the answer being stricken. If the case is resolved in any manner, notify Ms. Burton via email (nlburton1@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 27th day of February, 2024. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County (1) 21A05293 American Stand ard Insurance Company of Ohio a/s/o Sophia Prawl-Mor- rell vs. Murisiku A. Kassim Deanna Smith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (2) 22A04264 Progressive Premier Insurance Company of Illinois a/s/o Matthew Maxima vs. Tameka Thompson J. Dav id Stuart, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (3) 23A00283 Credit Corp Solu tions, Inc. vs. Maria Betancourt Andrew C. Matteson, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (4) 23A01520 Chapel Park Condo Association vs. Ayishah Morin Darrelyn S. Hughes, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (5) 23A01659 Credit Corp Solu tions, Inc. vs. Keisha Archer Andrew C. Matteson, plff.; Steven H. Koval, dft. (6) 23A01756 Johany Benedit vs. Markey Tyrick Andre Mills William A. Richardson, plff.; Jamil Irvin, dft. (7) 23A02736 American Ex press National Bank vs. Jason Swaringen aka Jason R. Swaringen Madge R. Buckle, plff.; Michael Brandon Lee, dft. (8) 23A02948 Citibank, N.A. vs. Adrienne Booth Williams Shenika L. Collier, plff.; Jenna Dakroub, dft. (9) 23A03346 Capital One, N.A. vs. Sade J. Sharfner Stefanie A. Williams, plff.; J. Max Davis, dft. (10) 233A06090 NC Two, LP vs. Salvatore Nappo Sara G. Robin, plff.; Pro Se, dft. 020-483251 3/7 STATE COURT DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ ++NON-EST CALENDAR** APRIL 10.2024 9:00 AM DIVISION 6 JUDICIAL TOWER 3RD FLOOR, COURTROOM D NAKEYA BURTON 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 CIVIL NON-EST CALENDAR The following cases, with ser vice having not been filed with the Court, comprise the Non- Est Calendar which will be called on April 10,2024, at 9:00 a.m Plaintiff must contact the Court via email, Civil Case Manager, Nakeya Burton (nlburton1@dekalbcountvga.go v), by April 8, 2024, to an nounce the status of their case(s). Plaintiff should not contact the Court for a continu ance earlier than April 2, 2024 unless service has been per fected. No continuances will be gran ted except by prior order of the Court for legal cause. All con flicts shall be Uniform Superior Court Rule 17.1. The Court will not consider any continuances requested prior to April 2nd or after April 8, 2024. If plaintiff fails to announce as directed above, they must be present for the virtual Hearing. To obtain the Zoom link and for any fur ther information regarding this calendar, please contact Ms. Burton via email: nlburton@dekalbcountyqa.gov. Failure of the Plaintiff to com ply with this direction will result in the complaint being dis missed without prejudice The Calendar may be viewed at: www.dekalbstatecourt.net. SO ORDERED, this 27th day of February, 2024. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County 9:00 a.m. (1) 22A04685 Roto Rooter Ser vices Company vs. Dolores Staples Jeffrey M. Butler, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (2) 23A00677 Alexandria Bas sett vs. Patricia Ann Armani Stephen G. Carlson, plff.; Ankur P. Trivedi, dft. (3) 23A00806 American Ex press National Bank vs. Mar cus Shivers aka Marcus R. Shivers Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (4) 23A01267 American Ex press National Bank vs. Collin Trost Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (5) 23A01287 Tanesha Baker vs. Bruce Thomas Peter A. Bro- gdon, II, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (6) 23A01492 GFS II, LLC dba Gateway Financial Solutions vs. Dennis Tanner Scott A. Schisler, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (7) 23A01498 Jefferson Capit al Systems, LLC a/a/o Drive time Carsales Company, LLC vs. Christopher Lowe Cherice A. Tadday, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (8) 23A01592 American Ex press National Bank vs. Aman- arh Kisseih aka Amanarh A. Kisseih Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (9) 23A01697 Discover Bank vs. Esau Holmes Ayodele “Ayo" O. Uboh, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (10) 23A01841 Discover Bank vs. Nwanyinma Nnodum aka Nwanyinma E. Nnodum Ayo dele ‘Ayo” O. Uboh, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (11) 23A04277 LVNV Funding, LLC, as successor in interest to Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Phala Pot Crobin Arnal, plff.; Pro Se, dft (12) 23A04341 LVNV Funding, LLC, as successor in interest to Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Robert L. Ragland Corbin Ar nal, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (13) 23A04355 LVNV Funding, LLC, as successor in interest to Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Sherard Williams Corbin Amal, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (14) 23A04425 Sagamore In surance Company vs. Emily Elizabeth Tomasauks Osgood Jeffrey M. Butler, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (15) 23A04454 Credit Accept ance Corporation a/a/o Exclus ive Auto Group, Inc. vs. Johnetta B. Wilburn Cherice A. Tadday, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (16) 23A04461 Joshua Steph ens vs. Nakare Beechum Todd McFarland, plff.; Pro Se, dft (17) 23A04505 Citibank, N.A. vs. Grady Yancey Shenika L. Collier, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (18) 23A04613 Progressive Premier Insurance Company of Illinois a/s/o Tangie Olayiwola vs. Janeth Rodriguez J. David Stuart, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (19) 23A04730 American Ex press National Bank vs. Carlos Franklin aka Carlos D. Franklin Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. 020-483252 3/7 STATE COURT DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ PEREMPTORY CALENDAR APRIL 10, 2024 9:15 A.M. DIVISION 6 JUDICIAL TOWER 3RD FLOOR. COURTROOM D NAKEYA BURTON 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 CIVIL PEREMPTORY CALENDAR The following cases have been pending for more than four months and comprise the ♦♦Peremptory Calendar** which will be called on April 10, 2024, at 9:15 a.m. Parties must contact the Court via email to Civil Case Man ager, Nakeya Burton (nlburtonl @dekalbcountvqa.oo v), by April 3. 2024. to an nounce the status of their case and to obtain further instruc tions regarding proceeding with the Hearing using the Zoom ap plication. Please include ALL parties on any email corres pondence with the Court. Failure of the Plaintiff to com ply with the Court's direction will result in the complaint be ing dismissed without preju dice. Failure of the Defendant to comply with the Court's dir ection will result in any counter claim/cross-claim/third party claim being dismissed without prejudice and the answer be ing stricken. No continuances will be granted except by prior order of the Court for legal cause. All conflicts shall be Uni form Superior Court Rule 17.1. For any information regarding this calendar, please contact Ms. Burton via email: nlburton1@dekalbcountyga.gov the Calendar may be viewed at: www.dekalbstatecourt.net. SO ORDERED, this 27th day of February, 2024. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County (1) 20A79749 Christine McDaniel vs. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP Linda G. Carpenter, plff.; Claire A. Sumner, Nich olas E. Deeb, dft. (2) 21A03074 Malik Higgins vs Jordan Lamar Hector J. Rojas, Jr., plff.; Zhengchen ‘Ellen' Lu, dft. (3) 22A00464 Anika Gibbs- Judd vs. Robert Bowens Mi chael P. Carestia, plff.; De'An- drea Byrd, dft (4) 22A03779 Meltavious Zachary vs. MDA Prime, LLC d/b/a Exxon Glenwood Food and Gas Joseph L. Wilson, plff.; Timothy S. Walls, dft. (5) 23A00023 S.D. Stots, Jr. vs. John Doe, Liberty Mutual Insur ance Company, Safeco Insur ance Company of Indiana Daniel Brown, plff.; Daniel Brown, dft. (6) 23A00753 Michael Brittin vs. Ivey Grant Edward Bauer, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (7) 23A00838 Wilbert Newton vs. Samnani Parvez Alex Si- manovsky, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (8) 23A01016 Takele Kumalo vs. Al Khaliq Edwards Matthew L. Jones, plff.; Destiny Wilkin son, Pro Se, dft. (9) 23A02732 Danielle J. Robinson vs. Senada Sad- ikovic, Liberty Mutual Insur-