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Cherokee County

Georgia

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Case Information

Filed 2024-07-29
Status CL
Type Modification Child Custody/visitation
Docket 48 entries
Disposition remov

Parties

Plaintiff Shirley , Lori
Defendant Merritt , Madison Jade
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Judge

Hon. Richard a Jones

Cherokee County (GA)

Georgia

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Docket Entries

  1. COMPLAINT FILED
  2. DOMESTIC INFORMATION FORM
  3. DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER/INVOLVING MINOR CHILDREN
  4. ORDER (TRANSFERRED TO JUDGE DAVIS)
  5. SUMMONS
  6. RULE NISI - EMERGENCY HEARING - ATTY BRAD MACDONALD
  7. RULE NISI - EMERGENCY HEARING - ATTY BRAD MACDONALD
  8. MOTION TO ISSUE SUBPOENA AND FOR IN CAMERA INSPECTION
  9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE - MADISON JADE MERRITT - 8.6.2024
  10. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE - ATTY PHILIP PRICE OBO DEF
  11. CONSENT TEMPORARY ORDER
  12. ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM TO PETITION FOR GRANDPARENT CUSTODY
  13. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM FOR GRANDPARENT CUSTODY, CHILD SUPPORT, AND REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF
  14. ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM-ATTY KAYLA UPCHURCH
  15. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION TO RECUSE HONORABLE AMANDA SPEIGHTS
  16. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - RULE NISI
  17. MOTION TO RECUSE HONORABLE AMANDA SPEIGHTS
  18. RULE NISI - MOTION TO RECUSE - ATTY PHILIP PRICE
  19. CONFLICT LETTER OF ATTY PHILIP PRICE FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3, 2025
  20. AMENDED CONFLICT LETTER ATTY PHIL PRICE 2/5/25
  21. AMENDED MOTION FOR RECUSAL HONORABLE AMANDA SPEIGHTS
  22. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - RULE NISI FOR 2.5.2025
  23. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE -AMENDED MOTION FOR RECUSAL HONORABLE
  24. RULE NISI -AMENDED MOTION FOR RECUSAL HONARABLE AMANDA SPEIGHTS -ATTY PHILIP PRICE
  25. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE- RICAHRD A JONES
  26. LETTER OF ATTY PHILIP PRICE REMOVING HEARING FROM APRIL 9TH 2025 CALENDAR
  27. RULE NISI - TEMPORARY HEARING - ATTY PHILIP PRICE
  28. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - RULE NISI
  29. NOTICE OF REFERRAL TO MEDIATION
  30. CONFLICT LETTER -ATTY PHILIP PRICE -WEEK OF 4/28/25
  31. CONFLICT LETTER FOR ATTY KAYLA UPCHURCH FOR APRIL 30, 2025
  32. CONFLICT LETTER OF ATTY BRAD E MACDONALD FOR 4.30.2025
  33. SCHEDULING ORDER
  34. MEDIATED TEMPORARY ORDER
  35. RULE NISI - TEMOPRARY HEARING - ATTY PHILIP PRICE
  36. LETTER REMOVING CASE FROM CALENDAR FOR 6.25.25 - ATTY PHIL PRICE
  37. RULE NISI - TEMPORARY HEARING - ATTY PHIL PRICE
  38. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - RULE NISI
  39. CONFLICT LETTER WEEK OF 7/7/25-ATTY PHILIP PRICE
  40. RETURN OF SERVICE - WITNESS SUBPOENA - JAXON MERRITT
  41. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - MOTION TO QUASH WITNESS SUBPOENA FOR MINOR CHILD AT ISSUE
  42. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE - PLAINTIFFS OBJECTION TO RULE NISI FOR TEMPORARY HEARING, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE
  43. MOTION TO QUASH WITNESS SUBPOENA FOR MINOR CHILD AT ISSUE
  44. PLAINTIFFS OBJECTION TO RULE NISI FOR TEMPORARY HEARING, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO APPEAR VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE
  45. LETTER REMOVING CASE FROM CALENDAR 7.9.25 - ATTY PHIL PRICE
  46. ORDER FOR IN CAMERA INSPECTION
  47. QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER
  48. NOTICE OF SCHEDULED MEDIATION

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