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Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA, September 10, 2026 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order A27I0028. LARRY D. ROSS AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DONNA ROSS, DECEASED et al v. DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA, SHERIFF MELODY M. MADDOX, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SHERIFF OF DEKALB . Upon consideration of the Application for Interlocutory Appeal, it is ordered that it be hereby GRANTED. The Appellant may file a Notice of Appeal within 10 days of the date of this order. The Clerk of State Court is directed to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals. LC NUMBERS: 25A08432 Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk's Office, Atlanta, September 10, 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.