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Case Information

Filed 2023-05-18
Status CL
Type Name Change
Docket 47 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Emmons , Briggitte Celeste
Photo of Hon. J. Christopher Nesmith

Judge

Hon. J. Christopher Nesmith

Oglethorpe County (GA)

Georgia

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Docket Entries

  1. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/26/2025-9/29/2025
  2. PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
  3. AFFIDAVIT (OGLETHORPE ECHO)
  4. AFFIDAVIT
  5. MOTION
  6. FINAL ORDER
  7. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 10/4/2024-10/14/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  8. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 11/15/2024-11/18/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  9. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 11/25/2024-11/25/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  10. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 12/2/2024-12/2/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  11. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 12/23/2024-1/2/2025 REASON: LEAVE
  12. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 12/9/2024-12/13/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  13. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 4/18/2024-4/23/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  14. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 5/16/2024-6/3/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  15. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 6/7/2024-6/14/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  16. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 7/19/2024-7/29/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  17. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 7/8/2024-7/12/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  18. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 8/2/2024-8/12/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  19. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/16/2024-9/16/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  20. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/20/2024-9/20/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  21. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/23/2024-9/23/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  22. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/27/2024-9/27/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  23. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/30/2024-9/30/2024 REASON: LEAVE
  24. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 10/3/2025-10/10/2025
  25. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 11/14/2025-11/17/2025
  26. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 11/21/2025-11/24/2025
  27. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 11/3/2025-11/7/2025
  28. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 12/29/2025-12/31/2025
  29. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 12/8/2025-12/12/2025
  30. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 3/14/2025-3/17/2025
  31. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 3/21/2025-3/24/2025
  32. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 3/28/2025-3/31/2025
  33. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 4/11/2025-4/14/2025
  34. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 4/18/2025-4/22/2025
  35. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 4/4/2025-4/7/2025
  36. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 5/16/2025-5/19/2025
  37. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 5/23/2025-5/27/2025
  38. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 5/30/2025-6/6/2025
  39. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 6/20/2025-6/27/2025
  40. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 6/9/2025-6/13/2025
  41. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 8/11/2025-8/15/2025
  42. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 8/18/2025-8/18/2025
  43. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 8/4/2025-8/4/2025
  44. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 8/8/2025-8/8/2025
  45. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/15/2025-9/19/2025
  46. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/2/2025-9/5/2025
  47. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR KIP SHEPHERD, EFFECTIVE 9/22/2025-9/22/2025

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