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Court of Appeals reverses and remands in two cases tied to Chattahoochee County; attorney briefs commission
Summary
County Attorney Bin Minter told commissioners the Court of Appeals reinstated the magistrate court's earlier rulings in UGOCCC v. Damon Hoyte and vacated and remanded a separate appeal in Haymond v. Hoyte; motions remain pending in Superior Court.
County Attorney Bin Minter briefed the board on two recent Court of Appeals decisions affecting the county.
Minter said the court "issued its opinion reversing the decision and reinstating the original decision and prior rulings of the magistrate court" in UGOCCC v. Damon Hoyte (Superior Court case 23CV072). According to the meeting record, Hoyte had been found guilty in 2022 of violating a county zoning ordinance and was fined; after a series of appeals the Court of Appeals restored the magistrate court's earlier rulings and the county's prior enforcement outcome.
Minter also described a separate matter, Melissa Haymond v. Hoyte, in which the Court of Appeals "reversed the superior court decision, vacated the denial of the motion to dismiss, and remanded the case back to Superior Court." The county remains a co-defendant in that case and motions to dismiss are still pending in Superior Court.
No board action was reported at the Oct. 7 meeting; the attorney's briefing was informational. The commission did not vote on litigation strategy during open session, and minutes record that the executive session topics included legal matters.
