A Fulton County Superior Court judge has dismissed two attorneys' lawsuit asking that a Douglas County colleague and court reporter provide audio tapes of three hearings. In dismissing the case on Monday, Judge Ural Glanville said he found the issues interesting and important. But he made clear that the plaintiffs, husband and wife legal team Ashleigh and John Merchant, should have availed themselves of Douglas County Superior Court Judge David Emerson's offer to listen to the tapes in question before filing suit. The Merchants had argued that court rules and Georgia case law made clear that the court reporter's tapes... MORE
