Cardinale v. City of Atlanta

Hunstein, Chief Justice.

Appellant Matthew Cardinale, pro se, brought an action in the trial court against appellees the City of Atlanta (the “City”), the President and seven members of the Atlanta City Council (the “Council”), and the City’s Municipal Clerk alleging violations of Georgia’s Open Meetings Act, OCGA § 50-14-1 et seq. (the “Act”). Cardinale alleges that the minutes of a Council meeting in February 2010 omitted certain information concerning the outcome of a non-roll-call vote in violation of OCGA § 50-14-1 (e) (2), namely the names of Council members who voted, in the minority,…