No. 21-1277

David Allen O'Neal v. Crawford County, Georgia

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2022-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: attorney-fees bankruptcy bankruptcy-court civil-procedure county-employee county-liability personal-jurisdiction third-party-release third-party-releases void-judgment
Latest Conference: 2022-05-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Without personal jurisdiction over the attorney, where the judgment against the County paid attorney is really a judgment against the County, isn't such a debt unenforceable?

2. Can a bankruptcy court invalidate a third-party debt?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a judgment against a county employee in his official capacity is unenforceable without personal jurisdiction over the attorney

Docket Entries

2022-08-01
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-07-07
DISTRIBUTED.
2022-06-17
2022-05-23
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022.
2022-04-25
Reply of petitioner David Allen O’Neal filed.
2022-04-13
Brief of respondent Crawford County, GA in opposition filed.
2022-03-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)
2022-02-09
Application (21A409) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 18, 2022.
2022-01-14
Application (21A409) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 17, 2022 to March 18, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Crawford County, GA
Daniel Lewis WilderLaw Office of Emmett L. Goodman, Jr. LLC, Respondent
David Allen O’Neal
Bonnie Michelle SmithMichelle Smith Attorney at Law, Petitioner