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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MATTHEW CHAN, ) Appellant, ) Docket No.: ) A14A0014 -against- ) ) Lower Court No.: LINDA ELLIS, ) SU13DM409 Appellee.
REPLY BRIEF OF APPELLANT MATTHEW CHAN
Respectfully Submitted, Oscar Michelen (Courtesy Admission) NY State Bar No.: 2058477 CUOMO LLC 9 East 38
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Street New York, NY 10016 William J. McKenney GA State Bar No.: 494725 MCKENNEY & FROEHLICH 50 Polk Street NW Marietta, GA 30064
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Citations ……………………………………………………….… ii I. Preliminary Statement ………………………………………………….. 1 II. Reply Argument and Citation of Authorities ……………………..…… 5 A.
THE CONDUCT COMPLAINED OF CANNOT CONSTITUTE STALKING AS A MATTER OF LAW UNDER OCGA §16-5-90(a)(1) ………………………………………………...
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B.
THE PETITION’S REFERENCE TO OCGA §16-5-94 DID NOT PROVIDE NOTICE THAT OCGA §16-5-90(a)(2) WAS AT ISSUE ……………………………………………..………..
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C.
APPELLEE DOES NOT CONTEST THAT IT WAS ERROR FOR THE COURT TO ADMIT AN EX-PARTE AFFIDAVIT INTO EVIDENCE …………………………………………………
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THE ORDER’S BROAD RESTRICTIONS CANNOT SURVIVE STRICT SCRUTINY OR THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT OF 1996 ……………………………..…
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a. APPELLEE ADMITS THE UNDERLYING ORDER IS A CONTENT-BASED SPEECH RESTRICTION .…………………………………………………………..
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b. APPELLEE ARGUES THE ORDER IS “NARROWLY TAILORED” DESPITE ITS BROAD SCOPE……………………………………………………………………...….…
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c. APPELLEE CITES THE POSTING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AS VIOLATING THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT OF 1996 …………………………………………………
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