Legal Opinion
Baez v. Flanders, Chief Judge
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 20, 2017No. S17A0099
1Opinion of the Court
300 Ga. 763
FINAL COPY S17A0099. BAEZ v. FLANDERS. BLACKWELL, Justice. Roberto Baez attempted to file a petition in the Superior Court of Johnson County against Chief Judge H. Gibbs Flanders, Jr.,1 but Judge Flanders determined that the petition failed to present any serious claim, and so, he ordered that it not be filed.2 Baez appeals,3 and we vacate the order that 1 By his petition, Baez sought a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Flanders to rule on a motion for reconsideration in a habeas case. 2 Because Baez attempted to file the petition without counsel and without paying a filing fee, his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Brown v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Graham v. CavenderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Smith v. Guest Pond Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- georgiacarry.org, Inc. v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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