Superior Court of Fulton County Document Filing Requirements

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Pretrial order

Plaintiff/Petitioner is responsible for consolidating the pre-trial order unless parties agree otherwise.

Unless the parties otherwise agree, Plaintiff/Petitioner shall be responsible for consolidatingthe pre-trial order.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Jury charges

Pattern jury charges require only listing numbers and titles; non-pattern or modified charges must be submitted in full text with citations.

If a party is seeking any pattern charges, the party need only listthe pattern charge numbers and titles;the Court will supply the relevant pattern language. Non-pattern requests or modified pattern requests should be submitted in full text along with citations to authority.

WARNING

Applies to

Reply brief

Movants may not file reply briefs without the Court's permission; unauthorized replies will be stricken from the record.

Absent permission of the Court, movants may not file reply briefs. Replies filed without permission will be stricken from the record.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

E document

Electronic signatures and scanned ink signatures are treated as personal signatures under Georgia law.

An E-Document bearing an electronic signature, e.g., / s/ NAME, or a scanned copy of an ink signature shall be treated as a personal signature for all purposes under Georgia law.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Exhibits

If no photograph is submitted, the court reporter will insert a paper describing the exhibit in its place as the exhibit attached to the transcript.

If no photograph is submitted, then a piece of paper describing the exhibit, e.g., gun, poster board, etc., will be inserted by the court reporter in its place as the exhibit attached to the transcript.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Oversized or non-paper exhibits may be submitted as a digital photograph marked with an exhibit sticker.

For oversized or non-paper exhibits, e.g., guns, poster boards, etc., you may submit a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Witness list

The witness list need list only the witnesses' names and titles/positions and is separate from pre-trial discovery requirements.

Witness list. This witness list is for the Court's use during voir dire and need not list anything more than the witnesses! name and any applicable title or position. This list is separate from all pre-trial discovery requirements concerning witnesses, including the disclosure of all requisite identifying information and the content of expert opinions, if any.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Waiver of arraignment

Counsel may file a Waiver of Arraignment before the hearing indicating a not guilty plea and waiver of formal arraignment.

Prior to the hearing date, counsel may file a Waiver of Arraignment, indicating that the defendant is entering a plea of 'Not Guilty' and waiving formal arraignment.

INFO

Applies to

Exhibits

For oversized or non-paper exhibits, parties may submit a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker.

For oversized or non-paper exhibits, e.g., guns, poster boards, etc., parties may submit a digital photograph of the object marked with an exhibit sticker.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Witness list

The pretrial witness list must provide the names of potential witnesses and any applicable professional titles or positions.

This witness list will simply provide the Court with the names of any potential witnesses and any applicable professional titles positions.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Witness list

Witness lists need only include witness names and titles.

This witness list is for the Court's use during voir dire and need not list anything more than the witnesses' name and any applicable title or position.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Exhibit list

Exhibit lists should include the exhibit number and a brief description for each exhibit.

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

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Court production request

For individuals in the Georgia Department of Corrections system, requested inmate information should coincide with GDC information.

For individuals located within the Georgia Department of Corrections system, the requested inmate information should coincide with the Georgia Department of Corrections information.

INFO

Applies to

Pleading

Attorneys may rely on AI in drafting pleadings and work product without disclosing AI reliance in filings.

You are free to rely on AI in drafting -- your pleadings and preparing your work product; you do not need to disclose your reliance on AI in your filings.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Witness list

The witness list need only include each witness's name and title/position; it is separate from pre-trial discovery requirements.

A list of all potential witnesses. This witness list is for the Court's use during voir dire and need not list anything more than the witnesses' name and any applicable title or position. This list is separate from all pre-trial discovery requirements concerning witnesses, including the disclosure of all requisite identifying information and the content of expert opinions, if any.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Pretrial order

Plaintiff/Petitioner is responsible for consolidating the pre-trial order unless parties agree otherwise.

Unless the parties otherwise agree, Plaintiff/Petitioner shall be responsible for consolidating the pre-trial order.

INFO

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders on summary judgment motions should include detailed findings of facts and conclusions of law.

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