Antony Paul Serticchio v. Maranda Jo Gadbois
Docket A26A1613
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- Filed
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Court
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Type
- Opinion
- Case type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Remanded
- Docket
- A26A1613
Appellant sought review in the Court of Appeals after the court denied motions to supplement the appellate record with documents from two separate cases.
Summary
The Court of Appeals granted the appellant's motion to remand so the trial court can consider a request to incorporate records from two separate cases into the record of this appeal. Previously, the court denied the appellant's motions to supplement the record because there was no trial-court order adopting or incorporating the other cases' records into this case. The remand allows the trial court to rule on a motion to incorporate those documents; if the trial court grants it and the appellant timely files a new notice of appeal, the matter will be re-docketed as a new appeal after the record is transmitted.
Issues Decided
- Whether documents from separate cases may be added to the appellate record without a trial-court order incorporating those records into the instant case
- Whether the Court of Appeals should remand to allow the trial court to consider a motion to incorporate records from separate proceedings
Court's Reasoning
The appellate court concluded that supplementation requires a prior trial-court order incorporating records from other cases into the record of the instant case. Because the record and the appellant's submissions did not show such an incorporation order, the earlier motions to supplement were properly denied. The court granted a remand to give the trial court the opportunity to rule on a motion to incorporate those documents, which would then allow a timely new appeal and transmission of an amended record.
Parties
- Appellant
- Antony Paul Serticchio
- Appellee
- Gadbois
- Judge
- Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Key Dates
- Court order date
- 2026-04-14
What You Should Do Next
- 1
File motion to incorporate records in trial court
The appellant should file (or ensure filing of) a motion in the trial court asking that the records from the separate cases be incorporated into the record of the instant case, with supporting exhibits and citations to proper procedure.
- 2
Obtain trial-court ruling and record transmission
After the trial court rules, obtain a certified copy of the order and, if the motion is granted, ensure the incorporated records are transmitted as part of the appellate record.
- 3
File a timely notice of appeal if appropriate
If the trial court rules and the appellant intends to pursue appellate review, file a timely notice of appeal so the case can be re-docketed in the Court of Appeals once the record is transmitted.
- 4
Consult counsel about next steps
Talk with appellate counsel to confirm procedural timing, prepare the motion in the trial court, and plan for re-docketing and briefing if an appeal proceeds.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What did the court decide?
- The court remanded the case to the trial court so the trial court can rule on whether to incorporate records from two separate cases into this case's appellate record.
- Why were my earlier motions to supplement denied?
- They were denied because there was no trial-court order showing the separate-case records had been incorporated into the record of this case, which is required for supplementation on appeal.
- What happens after remand?
- The trial court will consider the appellant's motion to incorporate the other records; if the trial court rules and the appellant timely files a new notice of appeal, the case can be re-docketed here after the record is transmitted.
- Who is affected by this order?
- Primarily the appellant and the parties whose records are sought to be incorporated, because the remand determines whether those documents become part of the appeal record.
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Full Filing Text
Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
April 14, 2026
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A26A1613. SERTICCHIO v. GADBOIS.
Appellant Antony Paul Serticchio filed motions in this court to supplement the
record on appeal. He represented in the motions that documents from a separate case
involving a stalking temporary/permanent protective order and documents from a
separate case involving his criminal prosecution for violation of the protective order are
relevant to his appeal. But Serticchio did not show, nor did our review of the record
indicate, that the trial court entered an order incorporating the records associated with
the separate cases into the record associated with the instant case. So we denied
Serticchio’s motions to supplement.
Serticchio then filed the instant motion asking us to remand the case to the trial
court to allow him to file a motion in the trial court to incorporate the documents from
the separate cases into the record from the instant case. Serticchio’s motion is
GRANTED. Once the trial court has ruled on the motion, if Serticchio files a timely
notice of appeal, the case will be re-docketed in this court as a new appeal once the
record is transmitted to this court.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
04/14/2026
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Witness my signature and the seal of said court
hereto affixed the day and year last above written.
, Clerk.