Georgia Injunction Law

Deborah Green v. Carolin Clark Wilhite and Sonrisa, Inc.

Carrollton, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a contract dispute over a home sale. Deborah Green sued Carolin Clark Wilhite and Sonrisa, Inc. (collectively, "the defendants") for declaratory relief, specific performance, injunctive relief, and interpleader relating to issues involving the purchase and sale of a home in Carroll County. The trial court granted summ... More...

$0 (07-10-2025 - GA)

Madhu Iyer v. Prism FSH Properties, LLC, et al.

<h2>Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represent the plaintiff and the defendant in a case about equitable relief and conversion. </h2> Madhu and Ganesan were divorced in February 2017 pursuant to a divorce decree that incorporated the parties' settlement agreement. The agreement provided that Madhu would receive a 50 percent interest in Prism HSH, a real estate investment lim... More...

$0 (11-15-2024 - GA)

Marjorie Taylor Greene v. Brad Raffensperger, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on Civil Right Act violation theories. Judge Amy Totenberg of the U.S. District for the Northern District of Georgia has denied Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's application for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order that, if granted, would have halted disqualification challenge pr... More...

$0 (04-25-2022 - GA)

United States Department of Labor v. William H. Lovett, Jr.

<center><h2> Atlanta, GA- Fair Labor Standards Act lawyer represented defendant with being sued to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and recordkeeping requirements, seeking back pay, liquidated damages, and a permanent injunction. </h2></center> Lovett is a veterinarian who owns and operates Hardee Animal Clinic in Wauchula, Florida. In that... More...

$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. Mordechai Korf, et al.

<center><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented Movants - Appellants with asserting attorney-client and work-product about privilege seized materials that are claimed to be privileged. Movants - Appellants were part of a criminal investigation into money laundering, conspiracy to money launder, and wire fraud </h2></center> Th... More...

$0 (11-07-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. Mordechai Korf, et al.

<center><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with money laundering, conspiracy to money launder, and wire fraud charges. </h2></center> The Northern District of Ohio was conducting a criminal investigation into money laundering, conspiracy to money launder, and wire fraud. As it followed its leads, it deci... More...

$0 (10-11-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. DEAN MATTHEWS

<center><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a making false statements to a firearms dealer charge. </h2></center> On September 23, 2019, Dean Matthews pled guilty to a single count of making a false statement to a firearms dealer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(2). According ... More...

$0 (09-13-2021 - GA)

JEFFERY R. BELL v. SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY

<center><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Civil Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellant with a retaliawti0on for exercising his First Amendment rights claim. </h2></center> As this case comes to us from a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal, we accept the factual allegations of Deputy Bell's complaint as true. See Manhattan Cmty. Access Corp. v. Halleck,... More...

$0 (09-10-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. Mordechai Korf, et al.

<center><h2><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Money laundering, conspiracy to money launder, and wire fraud lawyer represented defendant with considering whether the use of a government filter team to review seized materials that are claimed to be privileged necessarily violates the privilege holder's rights claim. </h2></center> The Northern District of Ohio w... More...

$0 (09-08-2021 - GA)

JEFFERY R. BELL v. SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY

<center><h2><center> Atlanta, GA - Wrongful discharge lawyer represented defendant with suing his employer, the Sheriff of Broward County for declaratory and injunctive relief. </h2></center> D As this case comes to us from a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal, we accept the factual allegations of Deputy Bell's complaint as true. See Manhattan Cmty. Access Corp. ... More...

$0 (08-11-2021 - GA)

United States of America v. Andrea Nadel, Estelle Nadel and EZ Accounting & Tax Service, L.L.C.

Savannah, GA - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia enjoined Andrea Nadel and her business, EZ Accounting & Tax Service LLC (EZ Accounting), along with Estelle Nadel, from preparing federal tax returns for others. According to the United States’ complaint, Andrea Nadel, EZ Accounting, and Estelle Nadel prepared federal income tax returns that reported false Sched... More...

$0 (01-07-2020 - GA)

Vanessa Anderson v. Wilco Life Insurance Company

In this interlocutory appeal, defendant Wilco Life Insurance Company (“Wilco”) appeals from the district court’s order granting plaintiff Vanessa Anderson’s motion to remand this putative class action back to a Georgia state court. In this case, Anderson, on behalf of herself and all those similarly situated, sued her former insurer, Wilco. Anderson alleges that Wilco improperly raised the... More...

$0 (12-02-2019 - GA)

Fastcase, Inc. v. Lawriter, L.L.C.

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image/public/slider-image/RBR_modified.jpg?itok=6Y9xy9q8"> </center> Fastcase, Inc., appeals the District Court’s dismissal of its suit under the Declaratory Judgment Act against Lawriter, LLC. The District Court held that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction under 21 U.S.C. § 1331 because... More...

$0 (10-29-2018 - GA)

Georgia Muslin Voter Project, et al. v. Brian Kemp, et al.

Atlanta, GA - Federal Judge Blocks Georgia Secretary of State from Voiding Voter Registrations Georgia Muslin Voter Project and Asian-American Advancing Justice sued Brian Kemp in his official capacity as the Secretary of State of George, Gwinnett County Board of Voter Registrations and Elctions, on hehalf of itself and all others similarly situated, on civil rights violation theories see... More...

$0 (10-24-2018 - GA)

Thomas W. Sikes v. United States Department of the Navy

We must decide whether the United States Department of the Navy improperly withheld documents related to the suicide of Admiral J.M. Boorda in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act. I In 1996, United States Navy Admiral J.M. Boorda, then Chief of Naval Operations, committed suicide in Washington, D.C. He left two suicide notes at his home: one addressed to his sai... More...

$0 (07-21-2018 - GA)

United States of America v. Lucrezia Finch Henderson

Newman, GA - Court Shuts Down Georgia Return Preparer A federal court in Newnan, Georgia permanently enjoined Lucrezia Finch Henderson from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court also ordered Henderson to mail a copy of the injunction order to all customers for whom she prepared a return after January 1, 2015. According... More...

$0 (06-06-2018 - GA)

Metlife Life and Annuity Company v. Connecticut v. Uzo Akpele, J.E.A., et al.

Plaintiff MetLife Life and Annuity Co. of Connecticut (“MetLife”) initiated this interpleader action under Rule 22 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and sought to pay into the registry of the district court the proceeds of an insurance policy on the life of Dr. Ignatius Akpele, deceased. The defendants named by MetLife were Uzo Akpele (the widow of Dr. Akpele), J.E.A. (a minor child of D... More...

$0 (03-29-2018 - GA)

Christine B. May v. Morgan County Georgia

Christine May filed this lawsuit against Morgan County, Georgia, seeking relief from a 2010 zoning ordinance that prohibited short term rentals of single family dwellings. The district court dismissed some of May’s claims, concluding that they were barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. It granted summary judgment on her remaining claim, concluding that it was barred by issue preclusion. The dis... More...

$0 (12-22-2017 - GA)

Jim Barrett v. Walker County School District

Control the clock and control the game. Winning coaches in many sports have employed this strategy.1 And Plaintiff-Appellee Jim Barrett asserts that the lesson wasn’t lost on Defendant-Appellant Walker County School District, either. To speak at a Walker County Board of Education meeting, the District requires a member of the public to first go through a process that can consist of several steps... More...

$0 (10-02-2017 - GA)

DUTY FREE AMERICAS, INC. vs. THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES, INC.

The essential facts contained in DFA’s complaint and its attached exhibits are these. DFA operates many duty free stores in American airports with international terminals. DFA is one of approximately ten major operators of duty free stores in the United States. DFA currently holds leases in thirteen international airports located in eleven cities: New York (JFK and LaGuard... More...

$0 (08-09-2015 - GA)

Georgiacarry.org.Inc. v. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

This case involves a Second Amendment challenge to a federal regulation that bans loaded firearms and ammunition on property managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The district court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in a thorough and thoughtful order. Before this Court, the plaintiffs hang their hats on a single, sweeping argument: that the regulatio... More...

$0 (06-09-2015 - GA)

Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Inter- national Child Abduction generally requires courts in theUnited States to order children returned to their countries of habitual residence, if the courts find that the children have been wrongfully removed to or retained in the United States. The question is whether, after a child is returnedpursuant to such an order, any appeal of the order is m... More...

$0 (02-20-2013 - GA)

Georgiacarry.org, Inc. v. The State of Georgia

In 2010, the Georgia legislature, apparently concerned that the carrying of weapons and long g 1 uns2 would likely present an unreasonable risk of harm to people who assemble in eight specific locations, enacted a statute barring the unrestricted carrying of weapons or long guns in those locations. O.C.G.A. Â§ 16- 11-127(b) (this provision is hereinafter referred to as the "Carry Lawâ€).3 T... More...

$0 (07-24-2012 - GA)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

In 2010, Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable CareAct in order to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance and decrease the cost of health care. One key provision isthe individual mandate, which requires most Americans to maintain"minimum essentialâ€ health insurance coverage. 26 U. S. C. Â§5000A.For individuals who are not exempt, and who do not receiv... More...

$0 (06-28-2012 - GA)

Jennifer Keeton v. Mary Jane Anderson-Wiley

Jennifer Keeton was enrolled in the Counselor Education Program at Augusta State University (ASU), a Georgia state school, seeking to obtain her master's degree in school counseling. After Keeton completed her first year in the program, ASU's officials asked her to participate in a remediation plan addressing what the faculty perceived as deficiencies in her "ability to be a multiculturally compet... More...

$0 (12-16-2011 - GA)

Covenant Christian Ministries, Inc. v. City of Marietta, Georgia

Covenant Christian Ministries, Inc. ("Covenantâ€) and its pastor, Frederick T. Anderson, brought an action against the City of Marietta, Georgia, challenging the validity of its zoning ordinance. As pertinent to this appeal, Covenant and Anderson each allege multiple claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPAâ€), 42 U.S.C. Â§ 2000cc. The district cou... More...

$0 (09-07-2011 - GA)

Thomason v. Kern & Co.

Appellant Thomason filed a complaint in Fulton Superior Court on three counts: count one, for an injunction; count two, for damages; and count three, for attorney fees and expenses. Thomason alleged that he had acquired a prescriptive easement through Kern's land and he sought to enjoin Kern from blocking a driveway on the corporation's land. Thomason had used the driveway since he purchase... More...

$0 (03-02-1989 - GA)

Anna C. Moore v. Clyde L. Reese, III

Plaintiff Anna "Callieâ€ Moore ("Mooreâ€) sued Defendant Clyde Reese, Commissioner of Georgia's Department of Community Health ("DCHâ€),1 for allegedly violating the Medicaid Act ("the Actâ€) by reducing Moore's Medicaidfunded private duty nursing care from 94 to 84 hours per week. The district court granted Moore's motion for partial summary judgment and denied DCH's crossmoti... More...

$0 (04-07-2011 - GA)

Lamar Grizzle v. Honorable Brian Kemp

In this appeal, we must determine whether the District Court erred in applying the strict scrutiny standard in reviewing the Plaintiffs' claims under the First and Fourteenth Amendments in issuing a preliminarily injunction against the Honorable Brian Kemp, the Secretary of State of Georgia (the "Secretary of Stateâ€), in his official capacity, and the County Executive Committee of the Bartow... More...

$0 (03-08-2011 - GA)

Benjamin Bloedorn v. Dr. Bruce Grube

Benjamin Bloedorn, a Christian evangelical preacher, appeals from the denial of his motion for a preliminary injunction, which sought, on First Amendment grounds, to enjoin Georgia Southern University ("GSUâ€ or the "Universityâ€) from enforcing its free speech policies regulating the access of outside, non-sponsored speakers to the university campus and the permitting scheme regulating ... More...

$0 (01-28-2011 - GA)

H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Vicki D. Morris

This case arises from an employment agreement entered into between Vicki D. Morris, a tax professional, and H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. (Block), her former employer. The employment agreement included a non-competition covenant and a non-solicitation covenant. After Block informed her she was ineligible for rehire, Morris started Dreams Tax Service, Inc. (Dreams) and personally prepared ret... More...

$0 (05-17-2010 - GA)

D.C. Tunison v. Terry Harper

This is an appeal from the denial of injunctive relief sought by appellants, D.C. Tunison, Mary Tunison and Arlene Tunison, to protect their riparian rights to a 20-acre woods pond 1 situated on their property and that of adjacent property owner, appellee Terry Harper. This petition was filed after appellee, a farmer who uses the pond to irrigate crops on his property, increased the amount of land... More...

$0 (03-15-2010 - GA)

American Lien Fund, LLC v. Sharon Dixon, et al.

This appeal arises from the trial court's grant of an interlocutory injunction preventing American Lien Fund, LLC ("ALFâ€) from barring Sharon Dixon's right to redeem her real property under OCGA Â§ 48-4-40 et seq., after ALF purchased the property at a tax sale. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. In 1976, Dixon acquired title to certain real property in Fulton County. In 2003, ... More...

$0 (03-01-2010 - GA)

Geneva Brown v. Alabama Department of Transportation

This appeal arises from a Title VII claim brought by African-American civil engineer Geneva Brown against her employer, the Alabama Department of Transportation ("the Departmentâ€). Brown claimed that the 1 Department denied her nine separate promotions on account of her race, or for retaliatory reasons, between 2000 and 2005. Following a five-day trial, a jury sitting in the Northern Distric... More...

$0 (02-23-2010 - GA)

Henry Cook v. Randolph County, et al.

As Justice Holmes once remarked, "pretty much all law consists in forbidding men to do some things that they want to do.â€ Adkins v. Children's Hospital, 261 U.S. 525, 568, 43 S. Ct. 394, 405 (1923) (Holmes, J., dissenting). In this case the Randolph County Board of Registrars wanted to change the voting registration of Henry Cook, a member of the county's board of education, which also would... More...

$0 (07-07-2009 - GA)

Lockheed Martin Corporation v. L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, LP

Lockheed Martin sued L-3 Communications Corp. wrongfully appropriating and using proprietary data and breaching a nondisclosure agreement to refurbish P-3 maritime patrol aircraft for South Korea. Lockheed also sought a permanent injunction to prevent L-3 from continuing to use the same information in the future. L-3 denied that it appropriated any trade secret information owned by Lockh... More...

$30000000 (06-01-2009 - GA)

City of Atlanta v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al.

In 2006, Appellant City of Atlanta filed suit against Appellee Hotels.com, L.P., and several other online travel companies ("OTCsâ€)1 seeking recovery for the OTCs' alleged liability for unpaid hotel occupancy taxes. Following the trial court's dismissal of the City's action, the Court of Appeals affirmed based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to the City's failure to exhaust availa... More...

$0 (03-23-2009 - GA)

Jeanette C. Nicholson, Ph.D. v. James C. Shafe, et al.

This appeal calls upon us to address the scope of the Rooker-Feldman1 doctrine, which provides that "lower federal courts are precluded from exercising appellate jurisdiction over final state-court judgments.â€ Lance v. Dennis, 546 U.S. 459, 463 (2006). The Supreme Court has only applied the Rooker-Feldman doctrine as a bar to jurisdiction on two occasions, the first instance being Rooker and... More...

$0 (02-18-2009 - GA)

Common Cause/Georgia, et al. v. Ms. Evon Billups, et al.

This appeal concerns whether the legitimate interest of the government of safeguarding the exercise of a civil right is outweighed by a corresponding burden of that right. Although this appeal does not involve the right to travel, e.g., United States v. Guest, 383 U.S. 745, 758, 86 S. Ct. 1170, 1178 (1966), a burden of air travel in contemporary society provides an apt comparison. Before an adult ... More...

$0 (01-14-2009 - GA)

Gary Pelphrey, a.k.a. Bats, et al. v. Cobb County, Georgia, et al.

The key issue in this appeal is whether the practice of two county commissions that allow volunteer leaders of different religions, on a rotating basis, to offer invocations with a variety of religious expressions violates the Establishment Clause. Both the Cobb County Commission and the Cobb County Planning Commission have a long tradition of opening their meetings with a prayer offered by volunt... More...

$0 (11-04-2008 - GA)