Legal Opinion
Atlanta Business Video, LLC v. Fantrace, LLC
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 7, 2013No. A13A1287PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
In Georgia, a plaintiff who fails to appear for a scheduled calendar call risks having its civil action involuntarily dismissed without prejudice by the trial court for want of prosecution. And that is exactly what happened to Atlanta Business Video’s (“ABV”) lawsuit against FanTrace and its agent, Fereidoun Khalilian, when ABV’s counsel failed to appear at the trial court’s April 2012 “No Service/Default Calendar.” ABV appeals, arguing that the trial court’s dismissal of its case against FanTrace was improper because it diligently pursued its claims against that entity.1 For…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Venable v. BlockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Kraft, Inc. v. AbadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Hipple v. Simpson Paper Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Jimenez v. Chicago Title Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
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3Cited by6 opinions
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