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Chick-Fil-A v. Matthew Gray - Interlocutory Appeal Granted

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Filed April 1st, 2026
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Summary

The Georgia Court of Appeals granted an interlocutory appeal in Chick-Fil-A, Inc. v. Matthew Gray (Docket No. A26I0167). The appellant has 10 days from the order date to file a Notice of Appeal. The Clerk of Superior Court is directed to transmit the record (Case No. CE2400985) to the Court of Appeals.

What changed

The Court of Appeals of Georgia granted an interlocutory application filed by Chick-fil-A, Inc. against Matthew Gray, allowing the company to pursue an appeal of a lower court ruling before a final judgment. The order sets a 10-day deadline for filing a Notice of Appeal and directs the Superior Court clerk to transmit the case record.

Legal counsel for Chick-fil-A should prepare and file the Notice of Appeal within 10 days of April 1, 2026. The lower court clerk must compile and transmit the case record including this order to the Court of Appeals. All parties should monitor for subsequent briefing schedules and court notices in Docket A26I0167.

What to do next

  1. File Notice of Appeal within 10 days of April 1, 2026
  2. Prepare and transmit case record to the Court of Appeals
  3. Monitor for subsequent court orders establishing briefing deadlines

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Chick-Fil-A, Inc. v. Matthew Gray

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Disposition

Interlocutory Application Granted

Combined Opinion

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA, April 01, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order

A26I0167. CHICK-FIL-A, INC. v. MATTHEW GRAY.

Upon consideration of the Application for Interlocutory Appeal, it is ordered that it be

hereby GRANTED. The Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the date of

this order. The Clerk of Superior Court is directed to include a copy of this order in the record

transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

LC NUMBERS:

CE2400985

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk's Office, Atlanta, April 01, 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.

Named provisions

Interlocutory Appeal

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Classification

Agency
GA Court of Appeals
Filed
April 1st, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Docket
A26I0167

Who this affects

Applies to
Retailers Consumers
Industry sector
4411 Retail Trade
Geographic scope
US-GA US-GA

Taxonomy

Primary area
Consumer Protection
Operational domain
Legal

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