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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, MARCH 7- 13, 2024
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ance Company Valorri C.
Jones, plff.; Trenton W. Ed
wards, dft.
(10) 23A03015 Jalen Aikens
vs. Evergreen Lenox, LLC Dav
id L. Boohaker, plff.; John
Hamilton Peavy, Jr., Eric A.
Larson, J. Bryant Oliver, dft.
(11) 23A03084 Evan Miles vs.
Michael Stewart, Nationwide In
surance Company Colin An
drew Barron, plff.; Timothy L.
Mitchell, dft.
(12) 23A03239 Express Cash
Flow vs. Kendra A. Sanders
Douglas L. Brooks, plff.; Pro
Se, dft.
(13) 23A03264 Deere & Com
pany vs. Cobbs Services, LLC
R. Michael Thompson, plff.; Pro
Se, dft
(14) 23A03942 Jorge Ocola, in
dividually and as father and
natural guardian of, George
Ocola-Rosales, a minor vs. Fi
del Celestino Marcus A.
Roberts, plff.; Ian J. Kahler, dft.
(15) 23A04831 Davis LaNorris
vs. Anandi JRK, LLC Shellea D.
Crochet, plff.; Nicole C. Leet,
Rebecca E. Strickland, Pro Se,
dft.
(16) 23A05467 Tressica
Thomas vs. Robert West,
GEICO General Insurance
Company Shari Trahan, plff.;
Shaun P. Rooney, RudyT. Har
ris, dft.
(17) 23A06007 Guillermo Mor-
ales-Perez vs. Albert Way,
GEICO Indemnity Co. Drew Gil
liland, plff.; Pro Se, dft.
(18) 24A00295 Larussel Mills
vs. Melvin Wright Richard P.
Hamilton, plff.; Pro Se, dft.
(19) 24A00704 Marissa Hall vs.
Jason Jones David T. Dorer,
plff.; Pro Se, dft.
(20) 24A00890 Anthony Davis
vs. R. James Properties, Inc.
David T. Dorer, plff.; Pro Se,
dft.
020-483253 3/7
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
JUDGE ANA MARIA
MARTINEZ
++PRE-TRIAL
CONFERENCE
CALENDARS
APRIL 29.2024
1:00 P.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
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
AND CIVIL JURY CALENDAR
Consolidated Pretrial Order and
Motions in Limine must be filed
by: April 19, 2024
Mandatory Pretrial Conference
to be held via Zoom: April 29,
2024, at 1:00 p.m.
Civil Trial Dates: April 30th
through May 3rd
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, Na-
keya Burton (nlburton1@dekal-
bcountvaa.aovl. by April 19.
2024. for further instructions re
garding proceeding with the
Hearing using the Zoom applic
ation. Counsel must include
ALL parties on any email cor
respondence 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 April 19.
2024. via email to Ms. Burton in
Word format. Failure to re
spond to this calendar by the
deadline, or to submit the pro
posed Consolidated Pretrial Or
der to Ms. Burton, may result in
the parties and/or their counsel
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 April 19,
2024.
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 APRIL 19. 2024 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. Burton, 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
April 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. In
preparation for the Pretrial con
ference, Parties are directed to:
• Email Ms. Burton 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 unresolvad
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. Burton via email at: nlbur-
ton1 [3dekalbcountvaa.gov re
garding the calendar, trial mat
ters and instructions by the
deadline indicated in this Order.
Standing Order and Calendar
may be viewed at: www.dekalb-
statecourt.net.
SO ORDERED, this 27th day of
February, 2024.
Judge Ana Maria Martinez
State Court of DeKalb County
(1) 19A77914 Glenda Rosa vs.
Joshua L. Owenby Scott S. Co
hen, plff.; William S. Cowsert,
dft.
(2) 21A00903 Frediqua McCull-
ers vs. Timothy Hourihan Mat
thew P. Stone, plff.; Melanie D.
Williams, dft.
(3) 21A02114 Michael Roberts
vs. Carol Christensen W. Win
ston Briggs, plff.; Savannah L.
Bray, dft.
(4) 21A02734 Dexter Felix vs.
John Chavers Kristen M. Pitts,
plff.; Daniel C. Prout, Jr., dft.
(5) 21A04902 Gilberto D.
Castano-Millan vs. John Does
2, State Farm Fire & Casualty
Company Brandon S. Smith,
plff.; Pro Se, dft.
(6) 22A00117 Keisha Wallace
vs. Fesehaye Mengisteab Nel
son C. Johnson, plff.; Miles
Stephen Cowan, dft.
(7) 22A00631 Bryan Castel
lanos vs. John Doe 1-3 Man-
delyn (Mande) Gayre Moyer,
plff.; Theodore P. Meeker, III,
dft.
(8) 22A00695 Lakendra Shep
herd vs. Adrian Whiting, State
Farm Fire and Casualty Insur
ance Company Scott S. Cohen,
plff.; Jessica E. Sanford, dft.
(9) 22A00937 Dale Handlin vs.
Susan Edwards, State Farm
Mutual Automobile Insurance
Company Charles P. Barry, III,
plff.; Claire A. Sumner, dft.
(10) 22A01617 Braendon Con-
ney vs. Tiara Nicole Chaney,
Allstate Property & Casualty In
surance Company Daniel J.
Saxton, plff.; Craig P. Terrett,
dft.
(11) 22A02237 Shakendra
Benton vs. Titlayo Akporido
William F. Heitmann, III, plff.;
Sean L. Gill, Michael M. Beck
er, II, dft.
(12) 22A02698 Akunna Anyan-
wu vs. Tuomas Vuoristo Akins
Doherty, plff.; Robert F. Dallas,
dft.
(13) 22A02736 Root Insurance
Company, As Subrogee Of
Johnetta Holder vs. Leodas
Greene R. Ryan Purvis, plff.;
Richard F. Evins, dft.
(14) 22A02827 Traci Harkness
vs. Latricia Hargrove, Hartford
Insurance Company of the
Southeast Steven Fair, plff.;
Pro Se, dft.
(15) 22A02996 Zion McGown
vs. Jaquan R. Silmon, Farmers
Group Property & Casualty In
surance Company Michael G.
Horner, plff.; Pro Se, dft.
(16) 22A03142 Emawaysh De-
fru vs. Terry Mock Tshai Budhi
Henry, plff.; Tawanna Hopson,
dft.
(17) 22A03237 Letosha Mc
Clain vs. Nail Illusion, LLXC J.
Wickliffe Cauthorn, plff.; Mat
thew F. Branch, dft.
(18) 22A03646 Katrise Jones
Davenport vs. Tsedeke Ersido
Noah S. Rosner, plff.; Gene A.
Major, dft.
020-483254 3/7
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
JUDGE KIMBERLY A. ALEX
ANDER
DIVISION VII
APRIL CIVIL MOTIONS CAL
ENDAR
APRIL 25.2024
AT 1:30 P.M.
COURTROOM B
OF THE
JUDICIAL TOWER LOCATED
ON THE 2ND FLOOR AT
556 N. MCDONOUGH
STREET
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030
MICHELLE A. CHEEK
CIVIL CASE MANAGER
404-687-3985
E-Mail to macheek@dekalb-
countvaa.gov
www.dekalbstatecourt.net
THE STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
ORDER
(Civil Motions Calendar)
Pending motions which are ripe
for decision are hereby placed
on the ++Civil Motions Calen
dar scheduled for April 25,
2024 at 1:30 P.M. in Courtroom
B on the second floor of the Ju
dicial Tower, located at 556 N.
McDonough Street, Decatur,
Georgia 30030. All parties and
counsel are required to appear
at the call of the Calendar and
should be prepared to proceed
with argument at that time. The
Court hereby advises all parties
that a corporation must be rep
resented by an attorney in any
civil proceeding in this Court.
Eckles v. Atlanta Technology
Group. Inc. 267 Ga. 801, 485
S.E.2d 22 (1997). Any corpor
ate party not represented by
counsel by the call of this Cal
endar will not be heard during
this calendar, and such corpor
ate party risks the Court taking
appropriate action including,
but not limited to, Judgment for
the opposing party or dismissal
of the claim in motion. Counsel
for the corporate party must
either appear in Court or must
have filed a written entry of ap
pearance on behalf of the cor
poration before the call of the
Calendar. Information concern
ing position on the Calendar is
available at www.dekalbstate-
court.net
The removal of any motion
from this calendar shall be by
Order of the Court only. A Mo
tion for Continuance must be
made in writing at least ten
days before the hearing, and
an Order must be submitted. If
a case has settled or the is
sues have been resolved, the
parties must notify Michelle
Cheek. Civil Case Manager, at
(4041 687-3985 or
macheek@dekalbcounfvaa.aov
, and follow-up with a pleading
confirming withdrawal of the
motion or other disposition.
Failure to respond to the notice
to appear at the Motions Calen
dar may result in the dismissal
of the pending motion or in any
other action the Court may
deem appropriate.
SO ORDERED, this 7th day of
March, 2024.
Kimberly A. Alexander, Judge
State Court of DeKalb County
1:30 P.M.
(1) 18A72422 Keturah Hall vs.
Officer Antwan Acker Candace
J. Rodgers, Thomas G.
Sampson, II, plff.; Russell A.
Britt, Amelia W. Baker, Henry
Cleland, Pearson Cunningham,
Randall C. Farmer, dft.
(2) 19A77556 Maisha
Humphrey vs. The Emory Clin
ic, Inc., and Laura Ashley
Booth Darren Summerville,
Meredith C. Kincaid, John G.
Mabrey, Meghan Hatfield
Yanacek, plff.; Anna Sumner
Pleschel, Caroline Gieser, Gor
don K. Wright, dft.
(3) 20A78795 John Christoph
er Ingram vs. Metropolitan At
lanta Rapid Transit Authority,
and Fasil Zewdie John M. Hy
att, plff.; Candis R. Jones,
Kyrie’ A. Chandler, Fallon D.
Stoker, dft.
(4) 20A82346 Kevin Downer,
individually, Lisa L. Nelson, in
dividually and as administrator
of the Estate of Kevin McLeon-
Downer, deceased vs. Stone-
crest Owner, LLC, and Et Al.
Edward A. Piasta, Christopher
B. Newbern, Benjamin R.
Rosichan, Michael P. Walker,
Scott D. Delius, Mark R. Mur
ray, plff.; Brendan Thompson,
Pamela Newsom Lee, Barbara
A. Marschalk, Michael P.
DiOrio, R. Scott Masterson,
Danielle A. Mull, Lisa R.
Richardson, Honey L. Shaw,
Marcus W. Wisehart, dft.
(5) 21A04921 Sheria Moye vs.
Kimberly Stanley, and US lorn,
LLC Steven Keith Leibel, Paul
Menair, plff.; Sheila K. Kazemi-
an, Terrell W. Benton, III, dft.
(6) 22A01023 Reiawnda
Rodgers vs. Kannesha
Rodgers, and Ruby Liversidge
Noah J. Moore, plff.; Deidra
Kelley, Trenton W. Edwards,
dft.
(7) 22A02153 Blakeley Prince
vs. Nelson Javier Gellardo
Mendie, Auto Owners Insur
ance Company Michael
Weaver, Michael George, Kath
erine Hall, plff.; Brian C. Mc
Carthy, William J. Keegan,
Sophie A. Levine, Rebecca E.
Strickland, dft.
(8) 22A02895 Hassan Maane
vs. Mohamed Abdi, and Et Al.
Chloe B. Thompson, Michael
M. Day, Philip A. Pendergrass,
Jr., plff.; Rachel Lugay, C.
Brent Wardrop, dft.
(9) 23A02851 Melvin Duarte
Lopez vs. Ashley L. Chupp,
and John Doe Clark R. Karell,
Jr., plff.; Kevin A. James, dft.
(10) 23A04125 Student Loan
Solutions, LLC vs. Marcqui
Ains Kristi S. Williams, plff.;
Richard F. Evins, dft.
020-483255 3/7
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
JUDGE KIMBERLY A.
ALEXANDER
DIVISION VII
CIVIL NON-JURY
CALENDAR
APRIL 10,2024
AT 9:00 A.M.
COURTROOM B
OF THE
JUDICIAL TOWER LOCATED
ON THE 2ND FLOOR AT
556 N. MCDONOUGH
STREET
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030
MICHELLE CHEEK
CIVIL CASE MANAGER
404-687-3985
E-mail to macheek@dekalb-
countvaa.gov
www.dekalbstatecourt.net
IN THE STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
ORDER
(Civil Non-Jury Trial Calendar)
Counsel and pro se litigants in
all listed cases are directed to
appear in Court for the ++Civil
Non-Jury Trial Calendar++ on
April 10, 2024 at 9:00 A,M, in
Courtroom B on the Second
Floor of the Judicial Tower, loc
ated at 556 N. McDonough
Street, Decatur, Georgia
30030. Corporations must be
represented by counsel in all
actions filed on or after June 5,
1997. Eckles v. Atlanta Tech
nology Group, Inc., 267 Ga.
801, 485 S.E.2d 22 (1997).
Counsel and parties should ap
pear with their witnesses, ready
to proceed to trial at that time.
All conflicts shall be handled as
required by Georgia Uniform
Court Rule 17.1. Attendees at
the Non-Jury Trial Calendar
must have express authority to
settle the pending claim(s) and
must be prepared to confiden
tially reveal the terms of settle
ment to the Court.
The removal of a case for any
reason from the Non-Jury Trial
Calendar shall be by Order of
the Court only. A Motion for
Continuance must be made in
writing at least ten days before
trial, and an Order must be
submitted. If a case is settled or
otherwise resolved, the parties
must notify Michelle Cheek.
Civil Case Manager, Division
VII. at (4041 687-3985 or ma-
cheek@dekalbcountvqa.gov.
and follow-up with a pleading
confirming dismissal or settle
ment.
All Motions or Demands for a
Jury Trial shall be made in writ
ing as a separate pleading filed
with the Clerk of State Court,
and a copy served on the op
posing parties, at least ten (10)
days prior to the non-jury trial
date shown herein. If a jury tri
al is not so demanded, then a
party shall be deemed to have
waived the right to trial by jury
for damages pursuant to
Collins v. Jones, 197 Ga. App.
839, 399 S.E.2d 546 (1990).
Information concerning the Civil
Non-Jury Trial Calendar is
available at www.dekalbstate-
court.net.
SO ORDERED, this 7th day of
March, 2024.
Kimberly A. Alexander, Judge
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
(1) 21A01411 Avis RentaCar
System, LLC vs. Michael
Dothard R. Ryan Purvis, plff.;
No Atty., dft.
(2) 21A01926 Willie Snelson
vs. Merita Newell, State Farm
Fire and Casualty Insurance
Company Kristie Hornsby
Battle, plff.; No Atty., dft.
(3) 22A00345 Destiny Reid vs.
Ralph Greene Todd McFarland,
David M. Zagoria, plff.; No
Atty., dft.
(4) 23A01133 Avis Rent a Car
System, LLC vs. Niyanta Lloyd
R. Ryan Purvis, plff.; No Atty.,
dft.
(5) 23A01818 Sandstone Es
tates Homeowners Association,
Inc. vs. Francis Sulton, and
Jacqueline Sulton Catherine
Gibson, plff.; No Atty., dft.
(6) 23A01950 Liberty Mutual In
surance Company vs. Shree
Sat Keval, Inc. R. Ryan Purvis,
plff.; Justyn D. Alioto, Erin A.
Mills, Timothy S. Walls, dft.
(7) 23A02182 Larry Travis vs.
Reliance Express, Inc. and
Sona Sambi James P. Myers,
plff.; Canon T. Corbitt, Melissa
L. Bailey, dft.
(8) 23A02942 Citibank, N.A. vs.
Gregory Jones Shenika L. Colli
er, plff.; No Atty., dft.
(9) 23A03180 Sofi Lending Cor
poration vs. Darrell Hosten
Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Jordan K.
Van Matre, dft
(10) 23A03528 Onemain Finan
cial Group, LLC as Servicer for
(asf) Wilmington Trust, N.A., as
issuer loan trustee for One-
main Financial Issuance Trust
2020-2 vs. Brianna E. Burger
Connell A. Loftus, plff.; No
Atty., dft.
(11) 23A03774 C & F Finance
Company vs. Cheryl Derrick
Kristi S. Williams, plff.; No Atty.,
dft.
(12) 23A04752 John D. De
Nkamba vs. Brandi J. Leeks
Esther Oise, plff.; No Atty., dft.
(13) 23A05823 Yuhua Zhang
vs. Cynthia Stodghill James W.
Clifton, plff.; No Atty., dft.
(14) 23A06027 Anthony Nixon
vs. Jack Southerland, and
Aaron K. Couch Christopher S.
Thurman, Carol V. Clark, plff.;
No Atty., dft.
020-483256 3/7
STATE COURT OF DEKALB
COUNTY
JUDGE KIMBERLY A.
ALEXANDER
DIVISION VII
CIVIL PRE-TRIAL
CONFERENCE CALENDAR
APRIL 10.2024
AT 1:30 P.M.
COURTROOM B
(VIA ZOOM)
OF THE
JUDICIAL TOWER LOCATED
ON THE 2ND FLOOR AT
556 N. MCDONOUGH
STREET
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030
MICHELLE CHEEK
CIVIL CASE MANAGER
404-687-3985
E-mail to macheek@dekalb-
countvaa.gov
www.dekalbstatecourt.net
THE STATE COURT OF
DEKALB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
ORDER
(Civil Pre-Trial Conference Cal
endar)
Counsel and pro se litigants in
all listed cases are directed to
appear in Court for the Division
VII
++Civil Pre-trial Conference
Calendar++ on April 10, 2024
at 1:30 P.M. (Via Zoom). The
purpose of this Conference is
to determine the status of the
case, resolve remaining issues,
and schedule the case for trial.
A Consolidated Pre-Trial Order
will be due sixty (60) days be
fore trial, but the Order need
not be prepared for the Pre-Tri
al Conference.
At the Pre-trial Conference,
counsel and parties represent
ing themselves must be pre
pared to address any remain
ing discovery issues, all
pending or anticipated motions,
chances of settlement, length
of trial, number of jurors, jury
pre-qualifications, and court re
porting of the case. Counsel
and parties are expected to
confer, exchange documents
and resolve any discovery dis
putes. Further, they must have
express authority to settle the
pending claim(s) and be pre
pared to confidentially reveal
the terms of settlement to the
Court.
THE ATTORNEYS WHO WILL
ACTUALLY TRY THE CASE,
AND PARTIES REPRESENT
ING THEMSELVES, COR
PORATIONS MUST BE REP
RESENTED BY COUNSEL IN
ALL ACTIONS FILED ON OR
AFTER JUNE 5TH, 1997.
ECKLES v. ATLANTA TECH
NOLOGY GROUP, INC. 267
Ga 801,485 S.E.2d 22 (1997).
ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
THE PRETRIAL CONFER
ENCE AND WILL BE EXPEC
TED TO COMMIT TO A SPE
CIALLY-SET TRIAL DATE.
No continuances will be gran
ted except on prior written or
der of the Court for legal cause
shown. A Motion for Continu
ance must be made in writing
at least ten days before the
Pre-Trial Conference, and an
Order must be submitted.
Failure to respond to this no
tice may result in the dismissal
of the complaint, answer, or
counterclaim, and may subject
counsel or parties to sanctions.
If a case is settled or otherwise
resolved, the parties must noti
fy Michelle Cheek, Civil Case
Manager, Division VII, at (404)
687-3985 or macheek@dekalb-
countyga.gov, and follow-up
with a pleading confirming dis
missal or settlement.
SO ORDERED, this 7th day of
March, 2024.
Kimberly A. Alexander, Judge
State Court of DeKalb County
1:30 P.M.
(1) 20A79561 Kim Albright, and
Malik Grant vs. Summit Hospit
ality I, LLC and Et Al. Carlton R.
Stewart, plff.; James R. Doyle,
Yu Up “David” Lee, Robert L.
Jenkins, dft.
(2) 20A81035 Robert Alawoya
vs. Mohamed Abdi Shaun R.
Cade, plff.; Kenneth J. Rajotte,
dft.
(3) 20A81836 Terry Duncan vs.
Jeremy Hollis, Allstate New Jer
sey Property & Casualty Insur
ance Company, Sompo Amer
ican Insurance Company Todd
Shugart, Annette S. Malena, P.
Charles Scholle, plff.; Robert
W. Parker, Jr., Allen L.
Broughton, Michael P. Men-
fredi, Ciara N. Lowe, dft.
(4) 20A81985 Lisa Coleman vs.
Stephon Avery Tiffany M.
Robinson, plff.; Kevin A.
James, Paul L. Groth, dft.
(5) 20A82847 Marla Guzman
