Jury Trial Notice For January 2024 Ocr¶

FILED 12/14/2023 3:56 PM CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT DEKALB COUNTY GEORGIA

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

JONATHAN SWEATMAN, Petitioner,

Civil Action File No. 21CV9795-7

V.

SARAH ZEEMAN, Respondent.

JURY TRIAL NOTICE The above case is included in the Honorable LaTisha Dear Jackson’s Trial Calendar for the January 2024 term of court. The Calendar comprises three, nonconsecutive weeks: January 9-

12; January 22-26; and January 29-February 2. Calendars are published on the Court’s website: www.dekalbsuperiorcourt.com/judges/latisha-dear-jackson/court-calendars/. The order of cases on the Calendar is not indicative of the order in which they will be tried.

THIS CASE IS ON TWO-HOUR CALL FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIAL CALENDAR.

Within two hours of being called in for trial, counsel, parties, and witnesses, if

any, shall be present and ready to proceed in Courtroom 7B of the DeKalb County Courthouse.

Failure of a party to appear will result in that party’s complaint or counter/cross-pleading being dismissed without prejudice, and any answer being stricken.

Parties shall alert the Court to any Motions in Limine by emailing courtesy copies to the

Civil Case Manager, Renata Bili¢, rbilic2 @dekalbcountyga.gov. Motions in Limine shall be heard at a date to be determined prior to trial; no motions will be heard at trial. Three business days prior to trial, requests to charge and a proposed verdict form in Word format shall be emailed to the Civil Case Manager.

If the case involves the care, custody, or support of a minor child, the parties shall comply with the following prior to trial. First, the parties shall attend the parenting seminar required by the Second Standing Order Governing All Domestic Cases. Information for the seminar can be

found at www.dekalbsuperiorcourt.com/parenting-seminar.

Second, five (5) days prior to trial,

each party shall provide the Court with a proposed Parenting Plan required by OCGA § 19-9-1, a Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit required by USCR 24.2, and a Child Support Worksheet required by OCGA § 19-6-15 and USCR 24.2.

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THERE WILL BE NO COURT REPORTER AVAILABLE. If you wish for the case to be reported, you must retain your own court reporter. Trial will not be delayed or continued due to the failure to retain a court reporter. IF AN INTERPRETER IS NEEDED, you must notify the Civil Case Manager no later than 3:00 p.m. two weeks prior to the trial. If the case settles prior to trial, the case will not be removed from the calendar until all settlement documents have been submitted to the Court

and approved.

enata Bili¢

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ivil Case Manager to Judge Dear Jackson rbilic2 @ dekalbcountyga.gov

eserved:

Lisa K. Rose, Esq. — Counsel for Petitioner

eserved:

David M. Atkinson, Esq. — Counsel for Respondent

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