Legal Opinion

Martin v. City of College Park

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 21, 2017No. A17A0032PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Chief Judge.

In a suit alleging violations of the Georgia Open Meetings Act (“OMA”), Chawanda Martin appeals from the grant of summary judgment to the City of College Park (“City”). Martin contends that the trial court erred by ruling that her suit was not filed in accordance with the time limits prescribed in the Act at OCGA § 50-14-1 (b) (2) and by granting summary judgment because there was evidence that the City Council made interim employment appointments without a public vote. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the case.

On appeal from the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. DeKalb Hospital AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Johnson v. OmondiSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Nguyen v. Southwestern Emergency Physicians, P.C.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. Mortgage Alliance Corp. v. Pickens CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Kilgore v. R. W. Page Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Coll. Park v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. CITY OF COLLEGE PARK v. MARTINSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. CHAWANDA MARTIN v. CITY OF COLLEGE PARKCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
  4. CHAWANDA MARTIN v. CITY OF COLLEGE PARKCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
  5. CITY OF COLLEGE PARK v. CHAWANDA MARTINCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022

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