Joseph Michael Hirsch v. City of Dunwoody - Appeal Dismissed
Summary
The Court of Appeals of Georgia dismissed appeal A26A1386 filed by Joseph Michael Hirsch against the City of Dunwoody. The appellant failed to file an enumeration of errors and brief within the required 20 days after docketing, despite a court order dated March 17, 2026, granting until March 27, 2026, to cure the deficiency. The appeal was deemed abandoned and dismissed pursuant to Court of Appeals Rules 7 and 23(a).
What changed
The Court of Appeals of Georgia dismissed appeal A26A1386 because the appellant failed to comply with the notice of docketing and Court of Appeals Rule 23(a), which requires filing an enumeration of errors and brief within 20 days after docketing. Although the court issued an order on March 17, 2026, giving the appellant until March 27, 2026, to file the required documents, the appellant still failed to comply. The appeal was deemed abandoned and dismissed under Court of Appeals Rules 7 and 23(a).
This decision underscores the strict enforcement of appellate procedural requirements by Georgia courts. Litigants filing appeals in Georgia must strictly adhere to docketing notices and deadlines for enumerations of errors and briefs; failure to do so results in automatic dismissal of the appeal regardless of the merits of the underlying case. Parties pursuing appellate review should implement robust docketing and filing procedures to avoid similar procedural default.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates if reconsideration or rehearing is sought
- Ensure compliance with all appellate procedural deadlines and docketing requirements
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April 7, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note
JOSEPH MICHAEL HIRSCH v. CITY OF DUNWOODY
Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: A26A1386
Disposition: Dismissed
Disposition
Dismissed
Combined Opinion
Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA, April 07, 2026
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order
A26A1386. JOSEPH MICHAEL HIRSCH v. CITY OF DUNWOODY et al.
The appellant in this case failed to comply with the notice of docketing mailed by this
Court and with Court of Appeals Rule 23 (a), regarding the filing of an enumeration of errors
and brief within twenty days after the appeal was docketed. See also Court of Appeals Rule 13.
On March 17, 2026, this Court ordered the appellant to file an enumeration of errors and
a brief no later than March 27, 2026. As of the date of this order, the appellant's enumeration of
errors and brief still have not been filed. Accordingly, this appeal is deemed abandoned and is
hereby ordered DISMISSED. Court of Appeals Rules 7, 23 (a).
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk's Office, Atlanta, April 07, 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.
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