Urgent appellate deadline: Appellant’s brief deadline is June 22, 2026.

Qualified Georgia appellate counsel, paid limited-scope brief review, issue refinement, referral help, or amicus/public-interest review is sought immediately.

Georgia Court of Appeals Case No. A26A2011

No Writ.
No Lockout.
No Trash-Out.

A Georgia appeal asks whether a foreclosure purchaser can bypass court process, change locks, and remove personal property without a writ of possession after a contested dispossessory action was voluntarily dismissed.

This site is a public-interest summary by Cate T Hollifield, a pro se Georgia homeowner/appellant in Cate T Hollifield v. Go America, LLC, Richmond Superior Court Case No. 2024RCCV00234, now pending in the Georgia Court of Appeals as A26A2011.

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Appellate counsel / strategic review sought

Not starting from zero.

Cate T Hollifield is seeking qualified Georgia appellate counsel or limited-scope appellate assistance in connection with Georgia Court of Appeals Case No. A26A2011.

The case is not at the beginning stage. The trial-court record has been reviewed, key documents have been identified, and draft appellate theories/enumerations have been developed. The remaining need is focused appellate judgment: issue selection, brief strategy, preservation analysis, record presentation, and legal framing.

Paid representation, paid limited-scope review, referral to qualified appellate counsel, amicus interest, or public-interest review are all welcome. This request is not limited to pro bono assistance.

Immediate need

Brief deadline:
June 22, 2026

Best next step:
Request the short attorney packet, key record excerpts, and draft issue summaries.

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The 2-minute issue

This is not simply a private foreclosure dispute. The public question is whether Georgia law permits, excuses, or fails to remedy self-help dispossession after court process was invoked, contested, and then dismissed.

1. Court process existedCate contested the dispossessory and denied any landlord-tenant relationship.

2. No writ issuedThe dispossessory was voluntarily dismissed. No writ of possession was issued.

3. Lockout/trash-out allegedCate alleges locks were changed and property, records, tools, and legal materials were removed or made inaccessible.

Why this matters

If a lockout or trash-out can happen without a writ of possession, then due process becomes something people argue about after their home, tools, evidence, records, family property, and legal papers are already gone.

Georgia citizens should not have to depend on someone else’s assumption that a property is “vacant.” Court orders and writs exist because possession should not be transferred by shortcut, force, or private guesswork.

How you can help

Georgia appellate attorneys: review the issue or consider paid representation, limited-scope help, brief review, issue refinement, or referral.
Public-interest organizations: consider amicus interest, media amplification, or strategic review.
Journalists: request the short timeline and key documents.
Georgia citizens: share the issue if you believe a court writ should come before a lockout.