Superior Court of Fulton County Filing Rules

Parties relying on expert testimony must provide written notice to the opposing party including a meaningful summary of the expert's testimony and the expert's qualifications.

All filings must include the email addresses of counsel or pro-se parties.

Extension motions must include a detailed fact-based explanation, the time needed, and a proposed order.

Any attorney or pro se litigant who uses AI in any capacity to prepare or draft any filing in this Courtroom SHALL be aware that if, on review, this Court finds the

Extension motions must present a proposed order for the Court's consideration.

Parties scheduling a courtroom technology walk-through must confirm with Chambers that the courtroom is available on the requested date.

In no instance. should counsel directly email the judge.

Parties must copy the opposing party or counsel on all communications with the Court.

The Court must be immediately notified of any problem or dispute that could delay deadlines.

Communication with the Court should be conducted via email. All Parties MUST be copied on emails to the Court.

Conflicts must be substantiated with a conflict letter filed with the Clerk and received by the Court at least 7 days before the date of conflict; non-compliant letters are denied.

A Waiver of Arraignment must be filed no later than 48 hours before the arraignment hearing unless expressly excused by the Court.

Motions to compel may be filed after the Discovery Date deadline but no later than the Motions Due Date.

Parties must promptly and completely comply with O.C.G.A. § 17-16-4 discovery requirements by the discovery deadline set by the Court in the separate CSSO for each Defendant's case.

Motions to compel discovery may be filed any time after the Discovery Date deadline has passed and no later than the Motions Due Date in the CSSO.

Continuances are not granted and Parties are not excused from a calendar unless they receive written confirmation from the Court which may be by email.

Extension requests for the Discovery Date deadline must be submitted by written motion by the Discovery Date deadline.

Requests for extension of the discovery deadline must be a written motion filed by the deadline, including a detailed factual explanation, time needed, and a proposed order.

Any deadline or hearing date change requires Court approval even when all parties agree.

Requests to extend discovery deadlines are granted only when exigent circumstances exist.

All conflict letters must be copied to opposing parties.

Electronic service is sufficient for all pleadings except the initial complaint and summons.

Petitioner must file proof of service of the initial Petition within 90 days of filing, or the case is dismissed absent proof of diligence and leave of Court; the order must also be served on the opposing party if no answer has been filed.

Bond motions must be served on the State.

To obtain an order for service by publication, Petitioner must e-file a motion for service by publication and an affidavit of diligent search within 60 days of filing.

Non-conforming materials must be filed manually with the Clerk, and the filing party must e-file a Notice of Manual Filing to be docketed in the case management system.

E-filing is mandatory for all criminal cases effective June 5, 2017, with exceptions for pre-indictment documents, indictments, accusations, case initiation filings, and penal sanction pleadings.

Due to the size limits of EFileGa. the attorneys are ordered to scan individually and email to the court reporter all exhibits within five (5) business days after final disposition of the case.

All motions must be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court.

E-filing is mandatory in Fulton County Superior Court including the Family Division; parties must create an eFileGA account and add a service contact.

Parties must send courtesy copies to the Court, with email as the preferred submission method.

As with all motions, a courtesy copy of any filed motion for an extension of any deadline must be forwarded to Judge Leftridge's chambers by email to Ms. McRae.

Courtesy copies of the listed e-filed motions before Judicial Officer Osby are coordinated with Litigation Manager Cathy Robinson.

A courtesy copy of extension requests must be emailed to the litigation manager.

Email copies of every motion and notice to chambers in addition to e-filing.

Proposed orders for standard procedural motions must be emailed to the Litigation Manager in editable WORD format so the Court can make changes.

Documents e-mailed for Judge Benton's signature, such as proposed orders, should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Motions and pleadings e-mailed to the Court must be in PDF format.

Documents e-mailed for the Court's signature (proposed orders, etc.) should be sent in Microsoft Word format.

Documents emailed for review must be in PDF format.

Requests for leniency must be in writing, on point, directed to the Court, and limited to two pages.

Discovery motions are limited to 10 pages.

Discovery motions are limited to 10 pages, double spaced.

Discovery motions and responses are each limited to 10 pages, double spaced.

Responses to discovery motions are limited to 10 pages, double spaced.

Parties must confer before the motions hearing date to attempt to narrow or resolve issues by agreement and to discuss plea possibilities versus proceeding to the motions hearing and trial.

Parties must discuss discovery disputes informally before filing motions to compel or for protective orders; a letter/email demonstrating compliance with Rule 6.4 is required.

Parties must confer before the Motions Hearing Date to narrow or resolve outstanding motions and discuss the State's offer and the Defendant's plea or trial decision.

No party may file a motion to compel or for a protective order without first discussing the issue with opposing parties (including in disputes with non-parties), and motions to compel that do not comply with Rule 6.4 will be denied.

Parties must confer before the Motions Hearing Date to determine whether outstanding motions can be narrowed or resolved and to discuss the State's offer and the defendant's desired course.

Statutory filing fees to initiate a cause of action must be paid electronically, except that PAT users may pay in person.

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions.

Filing fees apply to all e-filing transactions unless the filer qualifies as indigent.

Do not file omnibus motion packets; file one motion per filing.

Individual submissions of pre-trial order portions are prohibited unless accompanied by written certification of good-faith efforts to consolidate.

Each motion must be filed separately; omnibus motions are prohibited.

Each motion in limine must be a separate document and attachment to the email.

Each motion in limine must be a separate document, not combined with other motions.

Sealed documents must be manually filed in paper with the Clerk along with a sealing order, and a Notice of Filing under Seal must be e-filed (or included with the larger document if the sealed item is an exhibit).

Witness lists e-filed may have lay witnesses' dates of birth and contact information redacted, but that information must still be provided in confidence to opposing counsel.

Documents are ordinarily not truly confidential unless they constitute trade secrets, personal identifying information, or personal health information.