The appellant brought a motion to extend the time to file an appeal of default judgments obtained against him in Small Claims Court for online defamation, and for a stay of execution of garnishment orders.
The court applied the Bratti test and found the appellant maintained a firm intention to appeal, reasonably explained the delay, and demonstrated the appeal had merit without prejudicing the respondents.
The court granted the extension of time and stayed the execution of the garnishment orders, finding irreparable harm would occur if wages continued to be garnished.
