The MERCHANT LAW FIRM, P.C. v. EMERSON, JUDGE

301 Ga. 609

FINAL COPY S17A0039. THE MERCHANT LAW FIRM, P.C. v. EMERSON, JUDGE et al. PETERSON, Justice. Judge David T. Emerson, a superior court judge in Douglas County, issued an order denying a request by The Merchant Law Firm, P.C. (the “Firm”) to obtain copies of audio recordings that a court reporter used in preparing trial transcripts. The Firm then filed a complaint seeking mandamus, injunctive relief, and a declaratory judgment in an attempt to copy the recordings. The trial court dismissed the complaint, and the Firm appeals. The Firm argues that it was entitled to the relief sought…