KARON COURTNEY v. T. DAVID LYLES, JUDGE

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
January 28, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26E0137. COURTNEY v. LYLES, JUDGE et al.

Petitioner has filed a pro se emergency motion and petition for mandamus
requesting that this Court stay a hearing in the Superior Court of Paulding County
scheduled for today, January 28, 2026, as well as various other relief. The emergency
motion and petition are hereby DENIED. See Court of Appeals Rule 40(b), 40(c);
OCGA § 9-6-20 (“the writ of mandamus may issue to compel a due performance if
there is no other specific legal remedy for the legal rights”); Arnold v. Alexander, 321
Ga. 330, 335(1) (914 SE2d 311) (2025) (explaining that the Court of Appeals is
authorized by the state constitution “to grant a writ of mandamus only in matters
related to an appeal or impending appeal, when necessary in aid of appellate
jurisdiction[,] or to protect or effectuate appellate court judgments”).

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
01/28/2026
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Witness my signature and the seal of said court
hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.