Loa Chelsea Cooke Ocr¶

FILED 7/17/2023 4:47 PM CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT DEKALB COUNTY GEORGIA

MITCHELL <CRUSER Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet LLP 7

JAB

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To:

All Judges, Clerks of Courts, and Counsel of Record

From:

Chelsea T. Cooke, Esq.

Re:

Notice of Leave of Absence

21CV9795

COMES NOW Chelsea T. Cooke, and respectfully notifies all judges before whom he has cases pending, all affected clerks of court and all opposing counsel, that he will be on leave and out of the state pursuant to Georgia Uniform Court Rule 16.

The period of leave during which time Applicant will be away from the practice of law is: September 28, 2023 through and including September 29, 2023; October 2, 2023; December 18, 2023 through and including December 22, 2023.

Applicant requests that this Leave of Absence apply to all trials, hearings, depositions and other legal proceedings that might be scheduled in any of the cases referenced in Exhibit

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All affected Judges and opposing counsel shall have ten (10) days from the date of this Notice to object to it. Ifno objections are filed, the Leave of Absence shall be granted. Respectfully submitted, this 17th day of July, 2023. CRUSER, MITCHELL, NOVITZ, SANCHEZ, GASTON & ZIMET, LLP

MU, Conky

CHELSEA T. COOKE

Meridian II, Suite 2000 275 Scientific Drive Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (404) 881-2622 / (404) 881-2630 — fax

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Georgia Bar No. 209502

EXHIBIT “A” TO

CHELSEA T. COOKE LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Case

Court/Judge

Counsel

Jonathan Sweatman

Debra DeBerry, Clerk

Lisa K. Rose, Esq,

(Petitioner) v. Sarah Zeeman

DeKalb County Superior Court

Rose Litigation, LLC

(Respondent /

DeKalb County Courthouse,

4880 Lower Roswell Road, Suite

G130

165-522

Sweatman (Counterclaim

556 North McDonough Street

Marietta, GA 30068

Respondent)

Decatur, GA 30030

Lisa@roselitigation.lawyer

Counterclaim

Petitioner) v. Jonathan

Superior Court of DeKalb

Attorney for Petitioner

County; Civil Action File No.

The Honorable LaTisha Dear

21CV9795

Jackson

Sweatman

Judge, DeKalb Superior Court

Jeff Banks, Esq.

DeKalb County Courthouse,

Banks & Riedel, PC

Room 7220

970 Walnut Street

556 North McDonough Street

Macon, GA 31201

Decatur, GA 30030

Jetfsbanks@hotmail.com banksnriedel@hotmail.com Attorneys for Respondent

Zeeman

Brett Ledermeier, Esq. 11625 Rainwater Drive, Suite 125

Alpharetta, GA 30009 Attorneys for Counterclaim Petition Zeeman

Noah Cadwell, Esq. David M. Atkinson, Esq. Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP

1355 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 300

Atlanta, GA 30309 noah.caldwell@swiftcurrie.com david.atkinson@swiftcurrie.com Attorneys for Respondent Zeeman

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have this day served a copy of the foregoing NOTICE OF

LEAVE OF ABSENCE on all opposing counsel of record as set forth in Exhibit “A” via the e-

filing system which will automatically send e-mail notification of such filing to said counsel of record. This 17th day of July, 2023. Respectfully submitted,

CRUSER, MITCHELL, NOVITZ, SANCHEZ, GASTON & ZIMET, LLP

CHELSEA T. COOKE ‘'

Meridian II, Suite 2000 275 Scientific Drive

Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

(404) 881-2622

(404) 881-2630 -- fax

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Georgia Bar No. 209502