Saunders v. Moreira - Appeal Dismissed

GA Court of Appeals Opinions

Filed April 6th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed appeal A26A1231 filed by Steven T. Saunders on April 6, 2026. The appellant failed to file required enumeration of errors and brief within the mandated 20-day period following docketing, as required under Court of Appeals Rule 23(a). The appeal was deemed abandoned.

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The Georgia Court of Appeals issued a final order dismissing appeal A26A1231 (Steven T. Saunders v. Martin R. Moreira) on April 6, 2026. The court found 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. On March 17, 2026, the court ordered the appellant to file these documents by March 27, 2026; as of the dismissal date, neither had been filed.

This is a final termination of the appeal—the appellant has no further action available within this proceeding. The case is closed and cannot be reinstated. Parties and counsel should note that strict compliance with Georgia Court of Appeals procedural rules is required to maintain appellate jurisdiction.

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STEVEN T. SAUNDERS v. MARTIN R. MOREIRA

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Docket Number: A26A1231
Disposition: Dismissed
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Dismissed

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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA, April 06, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order

A26A1231. STEVEN T. SAUNDERS et al v. MARTIN R. MOREIRA 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 06, 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.