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STATE OF GEORGIA
DEZSO BENEDEK,
Petitioner,
vs.
JUDGE SUSAN E. EDLEIN,
Respondent.
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) CIVIL ACTION FILE
) NO. 2015-CV-2646754
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Proceeding in the above-entitled and numbered cause,
heard before The Honorable Grant Brantley, Fulton County
County, at 136 Pryor Street, Courtroom 9J, Atlanta,
Georgia, on May 23, 2016, at 10:10 a.m.
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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL:
Athens, Georgia
(706) 207-6982
athenslaw@gmail.com
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Suite 4038
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Atlanta, Georgia
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(404) 612-0270
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kristen.williams@fultoncountyga.gov
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paula.rafferty@fultoncountyga.gov
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- - THE COURT:
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Edlein.
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MS. WILLIAMS:
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THE COURT:
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Humphreys?
MR. HUMPHREYS:
THE COURT:
MS. WILLIAMS:
THE COURT:
MS. WILLIAMS:
THE COURT:
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Yes, sir.
Williams?
Yes, Your Honor.
case?
MS. WILLIAMS:
Yes.
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THE COURT:
forward?
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MS. WILLIAMS:
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THE COURT:
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MS. RAFFERTY:
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I hope not.
Paula
Okay.
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But it seems
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Does anybody
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
to Judge Esmond-Adams.
at issue now.
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THE COURT:
Wait a minute.
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Superior Court?
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
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THE COURT:
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
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THE COURT:
to me, right?
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
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THE COURT:
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me now.
Eventually.
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
That's right.
But
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THE COURT:
MR. HUMPHREYS:
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pending.
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complaint.
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We
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amendment.
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case.
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THE COURT:
We filed a Recusal
No.
What happened
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did file.
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So
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THE COURT:
reopen discovery.
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That is -- well,
THE COURT:
hearing?
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
Well, that is
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Edlein.
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away.
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the Court.
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extend it.
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Then,
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THE COURT:
MR. HUMPHREYS:
we tried to --
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THE COURT:
I spent yesterday
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false.
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stay.
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So our
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We haven't filed a
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the discovery.
THE COURT:
Anything else?
MR. HUMPHREYS:
MS. WILLIAMS:
That's it.
Your Honor, the
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court of appeals.
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mandamus relief.
So to go through discovery
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Court's time.
action.
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complied with --
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MS. WILLIAMS:
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THE COURT:
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-- the appellant
decision?
MS. WILLIAMS:
Instead of actually
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THE COURT:
Seeking
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MS. WILLIAMS:
THE COURT:
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the dismissal?
MS. WILLIAMS:
It
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THE COURT:
No.
We've have
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amended it.
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We voluntarily
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front of her.
So we voluntarily dismissed it to
with you.
We could refile it
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were clearly --
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THE COURT:
Okay.
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to argue.
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MS. WILLIAMS:
The mandamus,
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THE COURT:
I understand.
I will
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wants to add.
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MS. WILLIAMS:
She's
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just observing.
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THE COURT:
observing.
MS. RAFFERTY:
I just registered.
THE COURT:
MR. HUMPHREYS:
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All right.
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obstruction --
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
Our claim
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mandamus.
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THE COURT:
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it.
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
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Honor.
clarify.
I hope I can
discretion.
For
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We
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affidavit required.
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the affidavit.
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I do want to
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bizarre.
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did.
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were in.
next.
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THE COURT:
in this case?
MR. HUMPHREYS:
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They don't
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against me.
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The
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General Olens.
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any law.
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amendment of complaint.
She has no
Court.
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When she
is today.
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THE COURT:
Okay.
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MS. WILLIAMS:
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action.
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process.
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new complaint.
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appeal.
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action.
appeals.
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inaccurate.
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decisions.
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That
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deposition.
Any question that would be asked
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MS. WILLIAMS:
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petitioner.
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THE COURT:
I do believe the
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THE COURT:
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MS. WILLIAMS:
Anything else?
No, Your Honor.
We
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The way to
court of appeals.
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not appropriate.
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THE COURT:
All right.
It's
Does your
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add?
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MS. RAFFERTY:
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THE COURT:
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No, Judge.
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MS. WILLIAMS:
I'll do that.
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All right.
Well, you've
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
Okay.
Sir,
Your Honor,
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court today.
We have a
She denied
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Judge
our amendments.
We appealed at the court of appeals.
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complaint.
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again.
She has
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pretext.
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though.
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against us.
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this Court.
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something inaccurate.
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way.
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past.
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general.
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bias.
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that case.
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that.
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discovery.
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today.
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THE COURT:
I am not persuaded.
Let
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order.
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MS. WILLIAMS:
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THE COURT:
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
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interject here?
We've --
THE COURT:
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don't --
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Well --
talking.
MR. HUMPHREYS:
All right.
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THE COURT:
of it.
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cross-claim.
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word.
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beginning.
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but an overview.
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
I apologize for
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claims.
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by anybody.
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MR. HUMPHREYS:
case.
THE COURT:
That's my ruling.
proposed order.
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Okay?
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THE COURT:
Yes.
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counties now.
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you.
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C E R T I F I C A T E
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STATE OF GEORGIA:
COUNTY OF COBB:
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