This is a sample with invented facts, to show what the free recap looks like. Yours is made from your own order, judgment or opinion, in any kind of case.
A sample order recap
Your order
Order granting summary judgment
The court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment and entered judgment for the defendant on all claims.
- Court
- State Court of Example County
- County
- Example
- Case number
- 25-CV-0000
- Case
- Doe v. Sample Property Management LLC
- Judge
- Hon. A. Sample
- Type of order
- Order granting summary judgment
- Kind of case
- Landlord-Tenant
- Date signed
- September 3, 2026
- Date entered
- September 4, 2026
- Ends the case?
- Appears to end the case
Parties
- Jane Doe, plaintiff
- Sample Property Management LLC, defendant
The judge signed this order on a different day than the clerk entered it. The clerk's entry date is the one that usually matters for the appeal clock.
The appeal clock
Thirty days from the date entered on the order is October 4, 2026.
22 days from today.
- That day is a weekend. A deadline that lands on a weekend or court holiday generally moves to the next business day, but plan to file by the date shown.
- This is our count from what we read, not a confirmed deadline. Call us if it is close: (321) 294-9540.
What a Quick Screen adds
The recap is the facts. A Quick Screen is an attorney’s judgment.
For $1,000, a Georgia attorney reviews this order and your summary of the case, and you get a written opinion in 3–5 business days, plus a 15-minute call. For this order:
- An attorney's answer on whether an appeal is worth pursuing. A Georgia appellate attorney reads the order and your summary and tells you, candidly, whether an appeal looks worth pursuing, not recommended, or unclear.
- The standard the appeals court would apply. Whether the court of appeals would take a fresh look or only ask if the judge abused discretion changes the picture a great deal. The opinion explains which applies to an order granting summary judgment and why.
- Confirmation that this order can be appealed now. The attorney confirms the order is one you can appeal as it stands, and which court hears the appeal.
- A deadline an attorney has confirmed. The date above is our count from what we read. The opinion states the deadline after an attorney has checked it against the order and the docket.
- A first look at whether the issue was raised below. Appeals are often lost because a point was not raised in the trial court. The attorney flags any early concern from what you provide.
- A 15-minute call, and a recommendation on where to go from here. You talk it through with the attorney, and the opinion says whether a fuller review is warranted and what it would examine in your case. If it is not, it says so.
We already have your order, so you will not upload it again. Move up to a Standard Memo or Comprehensive Review later and your fee is credited. Court, service and similar costs are billed separately, at cost.
This page is a recap of the order you uploaded, prepared automatically. It is not legal advice and no attorney has reviewed it. It does not say whether an appeal would succeed. Reading it does not make FairCounsel your lawyer; that begins only when you sign an agreement and we accept your matter. The date shown is our count from what we read on the order, not a confirmed deadline, and only a timely filing protects your right to appeal.