Superior Court of Fulton County Document Filing Requirements

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Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

Proposed orders are submitted by email to the Litigation Manager and opposing counsel simultaneously.

Proposed orders shall be submitted by email to the Litigation Manager and opposing counsel simultaneously

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Jury instructions

For non-pattern jury charges, parties must recite the charge text with supporting authority and may request them only when no pattern charge applies.

for non-pattern charges - the parties must recite the text of the charge requested and reference the applicable, supporting statutory or case authority. The parties may request non-pattern charges only if there is no pattern charge that covers the issue.

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Order

Must include

proposed order

A party seeking to bring its own evidence viewing equipment must provide a proposed order to the Staff Attorney at least one day before trial.

Any party seeking such an order must provide a proposed order to the Staff Attorney at least one (1) day prior to trial.

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Expert disclosure

Expert disclosures must include expert names, subject matters, substance of facts and opinions, and a summary of the grounds for each opinion.

Expert disclosures shall include the names, subject matters, substance of facts and opinions, and a summary of the grounds for each opinion which any expert is

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Jury charges

For pattern jury charges, parties must list the title and pattern number of each requested charge using the current Council of Superior Court Judges pattern charges.

In this WORD document — for pattern charges — the parties shall list on a page(s) the title and pattern number of the requested pattern charges, using the current pattern charges published by the Council of Superior Court Judges (the pattern charges are updated January and July of each year).

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Jury instructions

When a pattern jury charge is requested, parties must list only the title and pattern number, without reciting the charge text.

version of the pattern charge is being requested, do not recite the text of the pattern charge, just list the title and pattern number.

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Bond motion

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

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

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Court submission

All Court submissions must include the filer's email address.

Include your email address on all Court submissions.

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Court production order request

For individuals located within the Georgia Department of Corrections system, the requested inmate's identifying information should coincide with the Georgia Department of Corrections' identifying information for that inmate. Counsel parties must submit his/her their request in writing

For individuals located within the Georgia Department of Corrections system, the requested inmate's identifying information should coincide with the Georgia Department of Corrections' identifying information for that inmate. Counsel parties must submit his/her their request in writing

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Expert notice

Expert notice must include a meaningful summary of the expert's testimony and qualifications.

The notice must include a meaningful summary of the expert's testimony, as well as, his/her/their qualifications to serve as an expert witness.

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Motion to compel

Motions to compel discovery must itemize specific instances of noncompliance.

Should a party need to file a motion to compel discovery, the party shall itemize the articulable and case-specific instances in which the party believes the opposing party has failed to comply with discovery obligations.

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Motion in limine

Motions in limine should be limited to discrete evidentiary or procedural matters, such as admissibility of a specific piece of evidence.

Such motions should be limited to discrete evidentiary or procedural matters, such as the admissibility of a specific piece of evidence.

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Motion

Must include

proposed order

Parties must submit proposed orders for review whenever a motion is ripe for adjudication.

When a dispositive motion (or any motion) is ripe for adjudication, the parties shall submit proposed orders for review.

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Pattern jury charges

Pattern jury charges must be listed on a single cover page.

PATTERN jury charges shall be listed on a single cover page.

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Motion in limine

Motions in limine must be limited to discrete evidentiary or procedural matters (such as admissibility of a specific piece of evidence) and may not be used to raise issues that should have been resolved during the pretrial motions phase.

Such motions should be limited to discrete evidentiary or procedural matters, such as the admissibility of a specific piece of evidence. As mentioned above, it is not proper to attempt to raise, as a purported motion in limine, matters which should have been raised and resolved during the pretrial motions phase of the 'journey to trial.'

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Pattern jury charges

Each pattern charge must be numbered and identified by title and paragraph, without reproducing the text of the charge.

Each PATTERN charge shall be numbered and identified by title and paragraph. The substance/content of any such PATTERN charge shall not be put forth.

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Exhibit list

The exhibit list should include for each exhibit both the exhibit number and a brief description of what the exhibit purports to be.

The exhibit list should include for each exhibit both the exhibit number and a brief description of what the exhibit purports to be.

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Request for production order

Atthe request of counsel. the Court will order production of a Defendant and 'or witness incarcerated in any Georgia prison. jail system or facility. For individuals located within the Georgia Department of Corrections system. the requested inmate's identifying information should coincide with the Georgia Depail ment of Corrections' identifying information for that inmate. Counsel parties must submit his'her'their request in writing

Atthe request of counsel. the Court will order production of a Defendant and 'or witness incarcerated in any Georgia prison. jail system or facility. For individuals located within the Georgia Department of Corrections system. the requested inmate's identifying information should coincide with the Georgia Depail ment of Corrections' identifying information for that inmate. Counsel parties must submit his'her'their request in writing

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Pretrial order

Plaintiff/Petitioner consolidates the pre-trial order; other parties must provide their portions no later than two business days before the due date, and failure to submit is deemed an election for a non-jury trial.

Unless the parties otherwise agree, Plaintiff/Petitioner shall be responsible for consolidating the pre-trial order. All other parties shall provide their portions of the consolidated pre-trial order to the Plaintiff/Petitioner no later than two business days prior to the due date. Failure to submit a pre-trial order will be deemed an election to proceed with a non-jury trial.

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Motion

Must include

proposed order

Every ministerial motion must be accompanied by a proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document.

Every ministerial motion (e.g. motion for leave to file a reply brief, for leave to extend discovery, etc.) must be accompanied by a proposed order (with the proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document).

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Standard procedural motion

Must include

proposed order

Proposed Orders must be emailed to Litigation Manager Angela Sims for standard procedural motions.

Counsel shall ensure he/she/they email, to Litigation Manager Angela Sims, a proposed Order in connection with any "standard" procedural motions (such as, Motions to Withdraw as Counsel, Motions for Continuance, Motions for Extending Deadline Imposed by the Court and similar such motions).

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Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

A proposed order in WORD format must be emailed to Litigation Manager Angela Sims.

a proposed order in WORD format shall be emailed to Litigation Manager Angela Sims (Angela.Sims@fultoncountyga.gov)

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Victim impact statement

Victim impact statements must be in writing, on point, and directed to the Court.

All victim impact statements must be in writing, on point and directed to the Court and not others.

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Leniency request

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

Any requests for leniency must be in writing, on point and directed to the Court and not others.

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Voir dire questions

Counsel must submit all proposed general voir dire questions to the Court as directed.

Counsel shall submit to the Court all proposed general voir dire questions as directed above.

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Courtroom equipment import order

Must include

proposed order

Parties may import their own courtroom equipment with a U.S.C.R. 22 order, but a proposed order must be provided to Ms. Thomas at least one day before trial.

Parties are also free to import their own equipment, although this will require the issuance of an order pursuant to U.S.C.R. 22. Any party seeking such an order must provide a proposed order to Ms. Thomas at least one day before trial.

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Non pattern jury charges

For all non-pattern charges, the full text must be submitted and, below the text, the requesting party must cite the supporting case law, statute, or other authority.

For all NON-PATTERN charges, the parties are required to submit the full text of each such requested NON-PATTERN charge and, below such text, the requesting party shall reference the case law, statute or other authority supporting such requested NON-PATTERN charge.

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Non pattern jury charges

The State must include the applicable code section portion for each offense in its submitted charges, and these do not count toward the State's non-pattern charge limit.

Counsel for the State shall also include, within its submitted charges, the applicable portion of the code section for each offense alleged in the indictment; these jury charges will not count against the number of NON-PATTERN charges allowed the State.

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Motion

Must include

proposed order

A party seeking oral argument on a motion for summary judgment must file a pleading complying with USCR 6.3 and email it with a proposed rule nisi in Microsoft Word format.

A party seeking oral argument on a motion for summary judgment must comply with Uniform Superior Court Rule 6.3 and file a pleading to that effect. That Rule 6.3 pleading must also be emailed to Ms. Sarah Thomas along with a proposed rule nisi in Microsoft Word format.

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Proposed order

Proposed orders for summary judgment motions must include detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Proposed orders on motions for summary judgment shall include detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law which the Court may adapt as appropriate

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Jury instructions

Non-pattern charges are allowed only when no pattern charge applies, and must include citation to authority.

Parties may request non-pattern charges only where there is no pattern charge applicable to the specific issue. Parties requesting non-pattern charges shall provide citation to applicable statutory or case authority.

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Motion in limine

Motions in limine should be limited to discrete evidentiary or procedural matters.

Such motions should be limited to discrete evidentiary or procedural matters, such as the admissibility of a specific piece of evidence.

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Conflict letter

Conflict letters must comply fully with Rule 17.1 of the Uniform Superior Court Rules.

Conflict letters must be submitted one week before the trial calendar begins and shall comply fully with Rule 17.1 of the Uniform Superior Court Rules.

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Motion

Motions for withdrawal of counsel must include a viable email address for the client so the Court can contact the client if the motion is granted.

Any motion by counsel seeking to withdraw from representation of a client must include a viable email address for that client by which the Court can contact the client should the motion for withdrawal be granted.

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Jury charges pattern

Pattern jury charges must be submitted by charge number, not full text.

For pattern charges, each party is to submit the pattern charge number and not the text of the charge itself.

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Exhibits

All exhibits must be pre-marked and numbered for trial.

All exhibits must be pre-marked and numbered for introduction at trial.

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Applies to

Proposed order

Must include

case number

Proposed orders must not have the Court's signature alone on a separate page; if a page break is unavoidable, the signature page must identify the parties, case number, and document.

Do not submit a proposed order where the Court's signature appears alone on a separate page. See U.Sup.C.R 36.4. Where the page break cannot be avoided, the signature page must identify the parties, the case number, and the document.

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Jury instructions

Each party must provide a list of proposed pattern charges by title and number, using current pattern charges; text need not be recited.

Each party shall provide a list identifying the title and number of each proposed pattern charge requested by the party, using the current pattern charges published by the Council of Superior Court Judges, (the pattern charges are updated January and July of each year). The parties need not recite the text of pattern charges.

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Jury instructions

For pattern jury charges, submit only the charge number; for all non-pattern charges, submit the requested charge with supporting case law.

Proposed Jurv Charge_s: For pattern charges, a. party should submit only the pattern charge number and not the text of the charge itself. For all non-pattern charges, a party must submit the requested charge together with case law in support of the charge.

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Voir dire questions

Parties must submit a list of potential voir dire questions.

Voir Dire Questions. A list of potential voir dire questions.

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Proposed verdict form

Proposed Verdict Form.

Proposed Verdict Form.

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Witness list

Parties must submit a potential witness list for the Court's use in voir dire, including each witness's name and title/position if relevant.

Potential Witness List. This witness list is for the Court's use in voir dire. It should include the name of each potential witness and title/position if relevant.

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Expert notice

This notice shall include a meaningful summary of the expert's expected testimony as well as her qualifications to serve as an expert witness. If the expert has prepared a report, that report should be attached to the notice if it has not already been provided in discovery. If the expert has not prepared a report, that fact should be included in the notice.

This notice shall include a meaningful summary of the expert's expected testimony as well as her qualifications to serve as an expert witness. If the expert has prepared a report, that report should be attached to the notice if it has not already been provided in discovery. If the expert has not prepared a report, that fact should be included in the notice.

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Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

After the ten-day cure period expires, the filing party may send the Court a proposed order excluding the missing discovery.

If the served party does not cure the alleged deficiency within ten days (or otherwise adequately explain the delay), the filing party may, after the expiry of the ten days, send the Court a proposed order excluding the missing discovery.

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Requests for temporary hearings must specify the issues to be determined, the time needed, and dates of other scheduled hearings or status conferences.

Requests for temporary hearings must set out the specific issue(s) to be determined at the hearing, the time needed, as well as the date(s) of any other already scheduled hearings and/or status conferences.

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No limited entries of appearance: entering counsel serves as full-time, full-service lawyer until permitted to withdraw.

There are no "limited" entries of appearance. If you enter the case as counsel for a party, you are that litigant's full-time, full-service lawyer until you are permitted to withdraw.

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Motion

Evidence the Court will need to rule on such motions such as signed settlement agreements, e-mails between counsel, -- etc. -- should be submitted along with the motions (or responses). Note that such evidentiary submissions require affidavits authenticating the documents for the Court to consider them as evidence.

Evidence the Court will need to rule on such motions such as signed settlement agreements, e-mails between counsel, -- etc. -- should be submitted along with the motions (or responses). Note that such evidentiary submissions require affidavits authenticating the documents for the Court to consider them as evidence.

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Expert disclosure

Don't forget to provide expert notices and summaries. Your expert will be very quiet if you don't.

Don't forget to provide expert notices and summaries. Your expert will be very quiet if you don't.

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Child support worksheets

Parties must submit proposed child support worksheets, child support addenda, and parenting plans at the 30-Day Status Conference.

Parties are required to submit proposed child support worksheets, child support addenda, and parenting plans at the 30-Day Status Conference.

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Affidavit of diligent search

The affidavit of diligent search must include proof of attempted service at Respondent's last known address.

To obtain an order for service by publication, Petitioner must e-file a motion for service by publication and an affidavit of diligent search (which includes proof of attempted service at Respondent's last known address) within sixty days of filing the case.