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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

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In 1 9 98

, a d efau l t ju d g m en t was en t ered ag ai n s t Sam m y Hal l aq f

o r o v er

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. Hal l aq m o v ed t o s et as i d e t h e d efau l t

ju d g m en t i n 2 0 0 8

, a n d t h e t r i a l co u rt en tered an A p ri l 10

, 2 0 08 o rd er d en y i n g h i s

m o t i o n t o v acat e t h e defau lt ju d g m en t. Th i s i s H al l aq ’ s fo urt h ap p l i cat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal

. In al l fo ur ap p l i cat i on s

, Hal l aq h as es s en t i al l y ch al l en g ed t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s Ap ri l 1 0

, 2 0 0 8 o rd e r d e n yi n g h i s m o t i o n t o vacat e t he 1 9 9 8 d efau l t

ju d g m en t

. In A0 8 D0 4 5 4

, H al laq ch al len g ed t he tri al co u rt ’ s den i al o f hi s m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on

. We d i s m i s sed t h e u n t i m el y ap pl i cat io n

. In A0 9 D0 0 1 7

, Hal l aq

ch al l en g ed t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s den i al o f h i s m ot i o n t o recu se t h e ju d g e wh o den i ed h i s

m o ti o n s. W e di s m i s s ed t h e ap p l i c a t i o n as m o o t

. In A0 9 D0 2 00

, Hal l aq ag ai n

at t em p t ed t o ch al l en g e t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s 2 0 0 8 o rd er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n t o v acat e. W e

d i s m i s s ed t h e ap pl i cat i on an d cau t i o n ed Hal l aq ag ai n s t fi l i n g fu t u re m o t i o n s o r

p l ead i n g s i n th is Co u rt t h at h av e n o s u b s t an t ial b as i s i n l aw. In t h i s p ro se ap p l i cat i o n,

Hal l aq ch al l en g es th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g y e t a n o t h e r m o t io n to v acat e t h e

d efau l t ju d g m en t

. Fo r th e reas on s s et fo rt h i n t h os e pri o r ord ers

, h i s ap p l i cat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal m u st b e DISM ISSED.

“ It i s ax io m at i c t h at t h e s am e i s s u e can n o t b e re l i t i g a t ed ad i n fi n i tu m .” 1 In

at t em p t i n g t o li ti g at e t h e s am e i s s u e m u lt i pl e t i m es

, Hal l aq h as fi l ed y et an o t h er

ap p li cat io n th at h as n o b as i s i n l aw an d i s t h u s f r i vo l o u s

. W e cau t i o ned Hal l aq in

1 (Pu n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed .) Na l l y v. Ba r t o w Co u n t

y Gr a nd Ju ro r s , 2 80 Ga. 7 9 0,

7 9 1 (3 ) (6 3 3 SE2 d 3 37 ) (2 0 0 6 ). December 05, 2014A0 9 D0 20 0 t h at th i s Co u rt i s em p o w ered to i m

p o s e s an ct i o n s u p o n a part y wh o fi l es

a fri vo l ou s ap p l i cat io n fo r di s cret i o n ary ap p eal

, 2 y et Hal laq has ag ai n fi l ed an

ap p li cat io n i n t h i s Co u rt t h at h as n o s u b s tan t i al b as i s i n l aw. Acco rd i n g l y

, t h i s Co u rt

h ereb y as s es s es a p en al ty of $ 5 0 0 ag ai n s t Sam m y Ha l l a q b a s e d o n h i s h i s t o ry o f

fri v ol o u s fi l i n gs i n t hi s Co u rt

.

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f G e o r g ia

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

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2 See Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 1 5 (b ). 12/05/2014