Difference between revisions of "Georgia Ethics Code Does Not Apply To Fulton Judges"

1. On '''September 13, 2022''', counsel for Jackson filed a ''Demand for Jury Trial'' into the eviction case with Paramount.

2. On October 21, 2022, Judge Leftridge's staff attorney informed the parties through email that there would not be a court reporter for the jury trial scheduled to take place on October 25, 2022 and that the Court would not continue the case even if the parties could not secure their own court reporter. On '''October 24, 2022''', Jackson filed for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy resulting in an automatic stay of the eviction case.

3. After the Bankruptcy stay, Paramount filed a motion for an immediate writ of possession ("eviction") and for the release of all funds that were in the Registry of the Court, just over $115,000.00 without any evidence as to how much Paramount was entitled to and how much of it was in dispute. Judge Leftridge's staff attorney informed the parties on December 21, 2022 at 11:03 AM that the Court was going to issue an order on Paramount's motion, which had only been filed the evening before, December 20, 2022. On '''December 22, 2022''', the parties were served an order signed by Judge Leftridge for an immediate writ of possession against Jackson, the release of more than $115,000 in the Registry to Paramount and ordering Jackson to pay $30,000.00 more into the Registry of the Court no later than December 31, 2022. Counsel for Jackson had emailed the Judge's staff attorney earlier that morning only to receive an auto-reply stating that she was on vacation.

4. On December 28, 2022, Jackson filed a motion to recuse Judge Leftridge from the eviction case. Judge Leftridge signed a reassignment order on '''January 6, 2023 in light of Jackson's recusal motion and the motion to recuse was subsequently assigned to Judge Richardson.

5. The writ of possession ordering that Jackson be evicted from the Property did not include his fiance and children. However, on '''January 12, 2023''', the Fulton County Sheriff Deputies used that writ of possession to remove everyone from the Property, including Jackson's fiance and children.

6. On January 31, 2023, Jackson filed a ''Petition to Quiet Title and Breach of Contract'' against the McCrackens. That case was assigned to Judge Richardson