Background
Christopher Fontes filed an application asking the Court of Appeals of Georgia to permit a discretionary appeal in his case against Quencia Bloom. The order identifies the lower-court number as 25A06114 but provides no facts about the parties’ dispute, the ruling below, or the issues Fontes seeks to appeal.
The court considered the application under appellate docket number A27D0169. The order does not identify a panel or individual judge.
The Court’s Holding
The Court of Appeals granted Fontes’s application for discretionary appeal. The grant permits him to initiate the appeal by filing a notice of appeal within ten days of the October 13, 2026 order.
The court also directed the Clerk of Superior Court to include a copy of the order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals. The order does not decide the merits of the underlying dispute or indicate how the court may ultimately resolve the appeal.
Key Takeaways
- Fontes’s application for discretionary appellate review was granted.
- Fontes may file a notice of appeal within ten days of the order.
- The order addresses only whether the appeal may proceed, not the merits of the case.
Why It Matters
The order opens the door to appellate review but provides no substantive ruling on the underlying claims. Its immediate significance is procedural: Fontes must timely file the notice of appeal, after which the superior-court record—including this order—will be transmitted to the Court of Appeals.