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In a comparable child custody case which was assigned to Judge Flournoy prior to his retirement, Judge Flournoy refused to remove a Guardian ad Litem ("GAL") from that case despite a conflict of interest between the GAL and the attorney of record for a plaintiff-father.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/0/00/Motion_to_Remove_GAL_Ogundana.pdf ''Motion to Disqualify Court Appointed Guardian Ad Litem'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]; [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/1/15/Order_Denying_Motion_to_Remove_GAL_Ogundana.pdf ''Order Denying Motion to Disqualify Guardian Ad Litem'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]</ref> As expected in light of the presumed bias of the GAL, the father in that case has received full custody of the child and the mother has temporarily been denied all rights despite evidence of physical abuse by the father.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/a/ab/Order_Removing_Custody_Ogundana.pdf ''Temporary Order of Modification of Custody and Child Support'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]</ref> Though the entire case is a jumbled mess of impropriety, the fact that none of the parties to that case even reside in Cobb County is a matter of severe public concern.
In a comparable child custody case which was assigned to Judge Flournoy prior to his retirement, Judge Flournoy refused to remove a Guardian ad Litem ("GAL") from that case despite a conflict of interest between the GAL and the attorney of record for a plaintiff-father.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/0/00/Motion_to_Remove_GAL_Ogundana.pdf ''Motion to Disqualify Court Appointed Guardian Ad Litem'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]; [https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/1/15/Order_Denying_Motion_to_Remove_GAL_Ogundana.pdf ''Order Denying Motion to Disqualify Guardian Ad Litem'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]</ref> As expected in light of the presumed bias of the GAL, the father in that case has received full custody of the child and the mother has temporarily been denied all rights despite evidence of physical abuse by the father.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/a/ab/Order_Removing_Custody_Ogundana.pdf ''Temporary Order of Modification of Custody and Child Support'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]</ref> Though the entire case is a jumbled mess of impropriety, the fact that none of the parties to that case even reside in Cobb County is a matter of severe public concern.


The Cobb County taxpayers are funding the Cobb judiciary to handle matters that extend beyond its jurisdiction. And with what legal authority? In this case, it's merely because Judge Robert E. Flournoy III said so; and his successor to the bench, the Honorable Judge Sonja Brown, either (a) doesn’t understand the basic concepts of jurisdiction or (b) is simply deferring her decision on the matter to her staff without exercising proper independent judgment.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/4/4f/Order_Denying_Summary_Judgment_Ogundana.pdf ''Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957</ref> Neither cause should be acceptable to The People of Cobb County.  
The Cobb County taxpayers are funding the Cobb judiciary to handle matters that extend beyond its jurisdiction. And with what legal authority? In this case, it's merely because Judge Robert E. Flournoy III said so; and his successor to the bench, the Honorable Judge Sonja Brown, either (a) doesn’t understand the basic concepts of jurisdiction or (b) is simply deferring her decision on the matter to her staff without exercising proper independent judgment.<ref>[https://thewikilaw.org/wiki/images/4/4f/Order_Denying_Summary_Judgment_Ogundana.pdf ''Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment'', Cobb County Superior Court, Case No. 20104957]</ref> Neither cause should be acceptable to The People of Cobb County.  


*'''That case is set for a final hearing on July 10, 2023 at 9:00 AM before the Honorable Sonja N. Brown in Cobb County Superior Court, courtroom 6300.'''<ref>note6</ref>
*'''That case is set for a final hearing on July 10, 2023 at 9:00 AM before the Honorable Sonja N. Brown in Cobb County Superior Court, courtroom 6300.'''<ref>note6</ref>
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