IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PAULDING COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA GILBERT FREEMAN, JR., PLAINTIFF, CASE NUMBER VERSUS 12-CV-1077-TB JODY EBRIGHT TODD, DEFENDANT. SPECIAL SET HEARING THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS HEARD BEFORE THE HONORABLE TONNY S. BEAVERS, COMMENCING AT APPROXIMATELY 9:19 A.M., SEPTEMBER 13, 2013, AT PAULDING COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DALLAS, PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA. APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL: ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF GILBERT FREEMAN, JR. PRO SE ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANTS PARISA HERRIN ATTORNEY AT LAW KIMBERLY L. GREENE OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER PAULDING JUDICIAL CIRCUITINDEX TO EXAMINATIONS WITNESSES GILBERT FREEMAN, JR. CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MS. HERRIN JODY EBRIGHT TODD CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. FREEMAN PAGE 52 6010 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PROCEEDINGS THE COURT: AT THIS TIME I WOULD CALL THE CASE OF GILBERT FREEMAN, JR, VERSUS JODY EBRIGHT TODD, PAULDING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE NUMBER 12-CV-1077. MR. FREEMAN, YOU READY? MR. FREEMAN: I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RULING ON MY MOTIONS, PLEASE, SIR. THE COURT: OKAY. YOU'RE READY AT LEAST FOR THAT PART? MR. FREEMAN: YES. THE COURT: MS. HERRIN, YOU READY? MS. HERRIN: WE ARE, YOUR HONOR. THE COURT: MS. WOODALL, YOU'RE READY? MS. WOODALL: YES, SIR. THE COURT: WHAT’S YOUR MOTION, MR. FREEMAN? MR. FREEMAN: EXCUSE ME? THE COURT: WHAT IS YOUR MOTION, SIR? MR. FREEMAN: MY MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE. THE COURT: AND WHY SHOULD I GRANT A MOTION AT THIS TIME, FOR CONTINUANCE AT THIS TIME? MR. FREEMAN: YOUR HONOR, AS I STATED IN MY REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE, I WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN MATERIALS FROM MY PREVIOUS ATTORNEY, AND THE -- MS. HERRIN: YOUR HONOR, BEFORE HE GOES INTO THIS ANY FURTHER, JUST IN CASE HE GOES INTO ANY KIND OF EVIDENCE, 1