Chatham County Superior Court, Georgia Courtesy Copy Requirements

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Attorneys seeking a ruling or hearing date must provide one hard copy of motions or responses longer than three pages, including exhibits, directly to the assigned Judge's staff.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than three pages in length, including exhibits.

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When seeking a ruling or hearing date on a motion or response longer than three pages including exhibits, attorneys must deliver a hard copy directly to the assigned judge's staff.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than three pages in length, including exhibits.

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After completing and filing the uncontested-case Hearing Request form, forward a copy to the judge's office.

To obtain a hearing in an uncontested (settled or unopposed) case you must complete a hearing request form unless done by Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. The form must be completed and filed into the case through Odyssey/E-file. Once completed forward a copy to the judge's office.

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An attorney or unrepresented party seeking a ruling must serve the judge with the relevant motion, proposed order, response, request, notice, or other filing.

With the conversion to e-filing in most civil matters, it is important to remember that unless the judge is served a copy of a motion, proposed order, response, request, notice, etc., BY THE ATTORNEY OR UNREPRESENTED PARTY, no ruling will be forthcoming.

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Counsel must separately supply the court with motions, proposed orders, responses, notices, and other matters counsel wants the court to consider.

It is solely and entirely the responsibility of counsel to supply the court with motions, proposed order, responses, notices and other matters the attorney desires the court to consider.

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When e-filing a motion, dismissal, or other matter for the judge, the attorney must select Courtesy Copy and enter the assigned staff attorney's email address; the attorney must also deliver one hard copy of the motion and proposed order.

It is the duty of the attorney to submit the motion, dismissal or other matter to the judge by doing so at the time of e-filing by selecting Courtesy Copy and entering the email address of the staff attorney assigned to the judge AND by delivering only one hard copy of the motion AND PROPOSED ORDER

CRITICALCivil cases

Upon completion, a filed copy of the form must be provided directly to Judge Middleton’s office, separately from e-file courtesy copies.

Upon completion: 1) E-file the completed form and serve opposing party with a copy; 2) Provide a filed copy of the form to Judge Middleton’s office directly and independently of e-file courtesy copies.

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After filing the family law Hearing Request form, forward a copy to the judge's office.

Please complete the form, file it into the case through Odyssey/E-file and forward a copy to the judge's office.

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After filing the bench trial Hearing Request form, forward a copy to the judge's office.

Judge Middleton has implemented the use of a Hearing Request form. Please complete the form, file it into the case through Odyssey/E-file and forward a copy to the judge's office.

CRITICALCivil cases

Upon completion, e-file the hearing request form, serve the opposing party with a copy, and provide a filed copy directly to Judge Morse’s office.

Upon completion: 1) E-file the completed form and serve opposing party with a copy; 2) Provide a filed copy of the form to Judge Morse’s office directly and independently of e-file courtesy copies.

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Attorneys seeking a ruling or hearing date must provide the assigned judge’s staff a hard copy of motions, proposed orders, and responses longer than three pages, including exhibits.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions, proposed order, and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions, proposed order, and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than three pages in length, including exhibits.

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At e-filing, the attorney must select Courtesy Copy and enter the assigned staff attorney’s email address, and deliver one hard copy of the motion and proposed order.

It is the duty of the attorney to submit the motion, dismissal or other matter to the judge by doing so at the time of e-filing by selecting Courtesy Copy and entering the email address of the staff attorney assigned to the judge AND by delivering only one hard copy of the motion AND PROPOSED ORDER

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Attorneys must provide the assigned Judge's staff a hard copy of a motion or response when seeking a ruling or hearing date and the document, including exhibits, exceeds three pages.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than three pages in length, including exhibits.

CRITICALCivil cases

A filed copy of the form must be provided directly to Judge Colbert’s office, separately from e-file courtesy copies.

Provide a filed copy of the form to Judge Colbert’s office directly and independently of e-file courtesy copies.

CRITICALCivil cases

Upon completing the form, e-file it, serve the opposing party with a copy, and provide a filed copy directly to Judge Stokes’s office separately from e-file courtesy copies.

Upon completion: 1) E-file the completed form and serve opposing party with a copy; 2) Provide a filed copy of the form to Judge Stokes’s office directly and independently of e-file courtesy copies.

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Attorneys seeking a ruling or hearing date must provide the assigned Judge's staff with a hard copy of motions or responses that exceed 10 pages, including exhibits.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than ten (10) pages in length, including exhibits.

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Attorneys must provide the assigned Judge's staff a hard copy of motions and responses over three pages, including exhibits, when seeking a ruling or hearing date.

In lieu of providing a hard copy of motions and responses to the clerk's office as outlined in USCR 6.1, attorneys practicing in the Eastern Judicial Circuit shall provide a hard copy of their motions and responses directly to the assigned Judge's staff, specifically where a ruling or hearing date is being sought and the document is greater than three pages in length, including exhibits.

WARNING

Filing a document through eFileGA does not automatically provide it to the assigned judge.

Documents filed in through eFileGA are not automatically sent to the assigned judge.