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THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 - 15, 2025 Page 17 Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County 9:00 a.m. (1) 24A06298 American Ex press National Bank vs. Frank Piazza K. Tarra Gardner, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (2) 24A06343 PNC Bank, Na tional Association vs. Bruce Veasey aka Bruce Elliott Vea- sey Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (3) 24A06361 Citibank, N.A. vs. Earle R. Myrie Carla Keith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (4) 24A06371 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Lavon Gamble Carla Keith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (5) 24A06419 American Ex press National Bank vs. James Robinn Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (6) 24A06449 American Ex press National Bank vs. Thomas Carswell Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (7) 24A06730 Discover Bank vs. James Williams, Jr. Court ney H. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (8) 24A06735 American Ex press National Bank vs. An thony Bridges K. Tarra Gard ner, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (9) 24A06766 Massachusetts Educational Financing Author ity vs. Sophia K. Gunderson- Herman Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (10) 24A06820 Citibank, N.A. vs. Brenda Alday Carla Keith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (11) 24A06829 Citibank, N.A. vs. Tiffany Green Abdullah Carla Keith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (12) 24A06833 Citibank, N.A. vs. Lashauna Stewart Carla Keith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (13) 25A00154 Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Mychala Ward Ayanna K. Abrams, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (14) 25A00156 Keisha Olufeso vs. William Aiken Cody Randall, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (15) 25A00235 American Ex press National Bank vs. Robin Smith Michael Kirschenheiter, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (16) 25A00283 Crown Asset Management, LLC assignee of SoFi Lending Corp. vs. Rod ney Daye Roy D. Reagin, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (17) 25A00374 Capital One, N.A. vs. Shufeng Guo Robert A. Winter, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (18) 25A00391 Prestige Finan cial Services, Inc. vs. Keith Taylor Beth E. Rogers, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (19) 25A00426 Adonis Allen vs. Edilsar One Ronald M. Fields, III, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (20) 25A00434 Citibank, N.A. vs. Mary A. Hinton M. Edvard Shprukhman, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (21) 25A00448 Carmax Busi ness Services, LLC d/b/a Car- max Auto Finance vs. Zaneta E. Palmer Jeffrey P. Willison, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (22) 25A00476 Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Latia A. Burke Kya Williams, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (23) 25A00521 Christa Smith vs. Braid Bar City, LLLP Logan Dale, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (24) 25A00539 American Ex press National Bank vs. Ashley Golphin Michael Kirschenheit er, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (25) 25A00570 Discover Bank vs. Bryan Hope Courtney H. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (26) 25A00601 American Ex press National Bank vs. Mahdi Osman Mia L. Waters, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (27) 25A00676 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Christopher D. Becoate Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (28) 25A00684 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Tyler D. Thomas Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (29) 25A00705 Truist Bank vs. Boyle P. Cunningham Kristi L. Smith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (30) 25A00754 American Ex press National Bank vs. David Chernak Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. 020-501673 10/9 STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ PEREMPTORY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 5, 2025 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 comprise the ++Peremptory Calendar++ which will be called on Novem ber 5, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. Parties must contact the Court via email to Civil Case Man ager, Nakeya Burton (nlburton1@dekalbcountyga.go v), by October 28, 2025, 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 26th day of September, 2025. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County (1) 25A00658 Regina Polk vs. Daniel Bibiano-Calderon, Pro gressive Direct Insurance Com pany LaKeisha R. Randall, plff.; Amber Suitt-Zuehlka, dft. (2) 25A01193 Cashonda Jack- son vs. The Kroger Co. Robert Fickett, Esquire, plff.; Elizabeth Lowrey, Pro Se, dft. (3) 25A06263 Kiyanah Ortiz in dividually, and as the next friend of Menyelek Johnson vs. Julian Gordon David T. Dorer, plff.; Pro Se, dft. 020-501674 10/9 STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ NON-JURY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 5, 2025 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 Sth day of November, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of a ++Non-Jury trial.++ If so de sired, the parties may object to a remote hearing and the Court will schedule the case for an in- person Non-Jury trial. Once scheduled, the in-person hear ing 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 October 22nd. Any party's failure to file a writ ten objection by said date shall constitute that party’s consent 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 October 31st. 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 keya Burton (nlburton1@dekal- bcountyga.gov), by October 28, 2025 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 (nlburton1@dekalbcountyga.go 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 26th day of September, 2025. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County (1) 24A01008 Discover Bank vs. Christopher C. Bryant Charles L. Sullivan, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (2) 24A05117 Citibank, N.A. vs. Matthew T. Shanahan Flynn LaVrar, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (3) 24A06374 Discover Bank vs. Devonna Arrington Ed mund J. Harrington, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (4) 24A06528 360 Equipment Finance, LLC vs. Gregory D. Gissentaner as Guarantor of Morgans Elite Carrier Services of Atlanta, LLC B. Emory Pot ter, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (5) 24A06656 State Farm Mutu al Automobile Insurance Com pany a/s/o Ashenafi Jiru (952- 5915) vs. Alexander Jesus Mar in, Insuremax Insurance Com pany Ronald W. Parnell, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (6) 25A00200 Citibank, N.A. vs. Joshua Gibson Carla Keith, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (7) 25A00595 Jesus Salas, as the next friend of Samuel Salas vs. Kimberly Carrillo-Nieves David T. Dorer, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (8) 25A00824 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Johnny A. Stroud Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (9) 25A00900 Fundbox, Inc. a/a/o Fundbox, Inc. vs. Terron Mcdonough Jeffrey P. Willison, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (10) 25A00902 Keith Hernan dez vs. David Hernandez Martha Fioneman-Sowers, plff.; Reginald Winfrey, dft. (11) 25A01243 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Campbell J. Si mon Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Lauren Bevins, dft. (12) 25A02390 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Zachary G. Lopez Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Emily Bonds, dft. (13) 25A02400 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. William Mitchell Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (14) 25A02409 Viola Thompson vs. Gelan Trans, LLC, Great West Casualty Company Scott B. Kuperberg, plff.; Elenore Cotter Klinger, dft. (15) 25A02547 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Gary R. Watson Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Alake 0. Furlow, dft. (16) 25A02875 Georgia United Credit Union vs. Adrienne K. Moss Adam L. Cleveland, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (17) 25A02916 American Ex press National Bank vs. Frank Dunford aka Frank J. Dunford Mia L. Waters, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (18) 25A02926 Intermex Wire Transfer, LLC vs. Nancy Mor ales Douglas L. Brooks, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (19) 25A03124 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Gregory F. Dix on Paresh Maharaj, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (20) 25A03207 Citibank, N.A. vs. Raimona Hagins M. Edvard Shprukhman, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (21) 25A03302 Elijah Crosby vs. Karhik Rathnavath Anthony S. Perez, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (22) 25A03303 American Ex press National Bank vs. Jeff Kwan Keith D. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (23) 25A03463 American Ex press National Bank vs. Travis Copeland aka Travis L. Cope- land Courtney H. Taylor, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (24) 25A03561 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Alan J. Prijatel James Netter, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (25) 25A03615 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. K A Dombro- novitchevskovi Daniel L. Grimes, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (26) 25A03714 LM Insurance Corporation vs. Comfort Con struction, LLC Vivian Hudson Uchitel, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (27) 25A03740 Delta Com munity Credit Union vs. Luel- len Swann Adam J. Beeden- bender, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (28) 25A04139 Crown Asset Management, LLC assignee of Upstart Network, Inc. vs. Gregory Croushorn Roy D. Re agin, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (29) 25A04215 American Ex press National Bank vs. Nicole Hodge aka Nicole A. Hodge K. Tarra Gardner, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (30) 25A04338 Prestige Finan cial Services, Inc. vs. Brittany Cherell Robinson Beth E. Ro gers, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (31) 25A04345 Navy Federal Credit Union vs. Kimberly A. Shivers James Netter, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (32) 25A04380 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Norma Garcia Kristina B. Moehle, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (33) 25A04420 Fortress Invest ment Group CF Ascent Hold ing, LLC vs. Yolanda Hender son Amy C. Daugherty, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (34) 25A04426 Silvano E. Brewster vs. Laportia A. Allen Somalia D. Dixon, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (35) 25A04429 Capital One, N.A., successor by merger to Discover Bank vs. Rickey De loach L. Michael Parker, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (36) 25A04525 American Ex press National Bank vs. Mi chael Marable a/k/a Akeem Marable Amy C. Daugherty, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (37) 25A04527 Stellantis Finan cial Services a/a/o Stellantis Financial Services vs. Swan- netta D. Parker Jeffrey P. Wil lison, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (38) 25A04540 American Ex press National Bank vs. Kristina Edwards aka Kristina R. Ed wards K. Tarra Gardner, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (39) 25A04596 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. vs. Terry Si- monetti M. Edvard Shprukh- man, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (40) 25A04613 Citibank, N.A. vs. Collin Watterton M. Edvard Shprukhman, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (41) 25A04615 Citibank, N.A. vs. Diane Norris M. Edvard Shprukhman, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (42) 25A04640 Ally Bank vs. Cheryl A. Jones Kristina B. Moehle, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (43) 25A04671 American Ex press National Bank vs. Fred Denson Mia L. Waters, plff.; Pro Se, dft. 020-501675 10/9 STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY JUDGE ANA MARIA MARTINEZ MOTIONS CALENDAR NOVEMBER 10, 2025 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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIVISION VI CIVIL MOTIONS CALENDAR Calendar Call to be held via Zoom: November 10, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Pending Motions which are ripe for decision are hereby placed upon the Court's ++Civil Mo tions Calendar++ scheduled for November 10, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Counsel for the parties are required to be present via Zoom and are directed to con tact the Court via email to the Civil Case Manager, Nakeya Burton (nlburton1@dekalb- countyga.gov), by October 31st, 2025, 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, Nakeya Burton (nlburton1@dekalb- countyga.gov), or the motion may not be considered by 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 26th day of September, 2025. Judge Ana Maria Martinez State Court of DeKalb County (1) 24A03697 Renard Nelson vs. Trisha Wilson Pro Se, plff.; Daniel DeWoskin, dft. (2) 19A75990 SoFi Lending Corp. vs. Brenda Turner Roy D. Reagin, plff.; Pro Se, dft. (3) 24A04326 Vicky Brannon As the Next Friend and Legal Guardian of vs. Sevita Health Eugene Felton, Jr., plff.; Scott D. Huray, dft. (4) 23A05678 Sharon Dumas Victrum vs. DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Kath erine N. Franke, plff.; Devin P. Arnold, dft. (5) 24A00331 Maliah Moss vs. Atlanta Dream Entertainment Corp, d/b/a Havana Lounge Al exandria Jones, plff.; Sean W. Martin, dft. (6) 24A02877 Charnice Tatum vs. Up Restaurant & Lounge, LLC Andrew Lampros, plff.; Sandy Milord, John W. San difer, dft. (7) 24A05180 Era Snyder vs Stacey Smith Hakeem B. Brock, plff.; E. Andrew Treese, dft. (8) 24A05983 Sayad Alam Bin vs. Comunidad Realty Partners, Individually and dba Village At The Creek Aaron P. Marks, plff; James R. Embrey, Jr., dft. (9) 24A06781 Shaquilla Good- win vs. Marcelis Haynes Shawn B. McCullers, plff; Famah Kelli, dft. 020-501676 10/9 CIVIL JURY CALENDAR STATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY DIVISION I JUDGE ALVIN T. WONG NOVEMBER 1, 2025 - JANUARY 31, 2026 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-n- are subject to be called for a jury trial from the week of
