Superior Court of Fulton County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

2 business days

Other parties must provide their portions of the pre-trial order to Plaintiff/Petitioner at least two business days before the due date.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

A leave of absence covering the filing due period does not excuse the attorney from filing timely.

A Leave of Absence filed that covers the period in which a filing is due does not absolve the attorney from the submitting the filing timely.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions must be filed by the court-ordered Motions Due Date; late motions are generally not considered absent a showing of just cause.

A deadline for filing motions will be set forth in a separate order issued after arraignment (or waiver thereof). Motions filed after that date are untimely and generally will not be considered, absent a showing of just cause for the late filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Dispositive motions must be filed within 30 days after the deadline for mandatory mediation, unless the Scheduling Order provides otherwise.

Unless otherwise established in the written Scheduling Order, dispositive motions must be filed within 30 days after the deadline for mandatory mediation.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

10 business days

A served party has ten business days to cure an alleged discovery deficiency before the filing party may seek a proposed order excluding the missing discovery.

If the served party does not cure the alleged deficiency within ten business 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 calendar days

Parties must submit a consolidated pre-trial order three weeks before trial calendar or on the Court-set deadline.

If any party files a jury demand or otherwise desires a jury trial, the parties must submit, directly to the Court, a consolidated pre-trial order three weeks before the trial calendar begins or on the deadline set by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Proposed verdict forms must be submitted prior to jury selection or by a specific deadline set by the Court.

parties must submit proposed verdict forms to Ms. Candler, again via e- mail in Microsoft Word format, prior to jury selection, or by the specific deadline set by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to discovery motions must be filed within one week of the discovery motion.

Responses to the discovery motion shall be filed within one (1) week of the filing of the discovery motion and shall be limited to no more than ten (10) pages, double spaced.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responsive briefs must be filed within 30 days after the motion is filed.

Responsive briefs shall be filed within 30 days after the filing of the subject motion.

CRITICALCriminal cases

All motions must be filed within 10 days of the Case Management Hearing; late motions are deemed untimely and not considered absent just cause.

All Motions shall be filed by either party within ten (10) days of the Case Management Hearing. All motions filed after this deadline, with limited exception to those motions a superior court must hear as a matter of law, shall be deemed untimely and will not be considered absent a showing of just cause for the late filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

A written report on completion of the mandatory mediation session must be filed no later than 10 days after mediation.

A written report detailing the completion of the mandatory mediation session shall be filed in the case no later than ten (10) days after completion of mediation.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions must be filed by a deadline of 10 days from the date of the scheduling order.

4. Motions - 10 days from today - Motions Deadline!!!

CRITICALCivil cases

All motions, including dispositive motions, must be filed and served within 30 days after the close of fact discovery.

all motions, including dispositive motions, such as motions for summary judgment and Daubert motions, must be filed and served upon the opposing party in accordance with the Civil Practice Act and the Uniform Superior Court Rules, within 30 days after the close of fact discovery.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions involving identification evidence, a confession, or severance will be denied as untimely if cast as motions in limine, absent good cause.

Such a motion cast as a motion in limine will be denied as untimely absent good cause shown.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion in limine

Motions in limine must be filed no later than two weeks before the trial calendar begins, or as directed by the trial notice.

Motions in Limine shall be made in writing, filed no later than two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the trial calendar or as directed by the specific trial notice.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

2 business days

Other parties must provide their portions of the pre-trial order to Plaintiff/Petitioner at least two business days before the due date.

All other parties shall provide their portions of the consolidated pretrial order to the Plaintiff/Petitioner no later than two business days prior to the due date.

CRITICAL

Dispositive motions must be filed within 30 days after the mandatory mediation deadline, unless the written Scheduling Order provides otherwise.

Unless otherwise established in the written Scheduling Order, dispositive motions must be filed within 30 days after the deadline for mandatory mediation.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

2 business days

Proposed voir dire questions must be submitted at least two business days before the trial calendar or by the Court's deadline.

Counsel shall submit to the Court all proposed voir dire questions at least two business days before the beginning of the trial calendar, or by the specific deadline set by the Court.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Bond motions filed before the charging document is docketed must be refiled or they will be deemed withdrawn.

Any bond motions filed prior to the docketing of the charging document (indictment/accusation) must be refiled or will be deemed withdrawn.

WARNING

The period for compelling discovery ends six months from the date a Response to the Petition was filed.

The period within which the Parties can compel discovery shall end six months from the date a Response to the Petition was filed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Deadline

48 hours

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

Unless expressly excused by the Court, no later than 48 hours prior to the hearing date, counsel may file a Waiver of Arraignment personally signed by the defendant indicating that the defendant is entering a plea of Not Guilty and waiving formal arraignment.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Re-indicted cases are bound by the original case's CSSO dates, notices, and published calendars absent good cause and further court order.

Re-indicted cases are bound by the CSSO dates, notices, and published calendars for the originally indicted case absent good cause shown and further order of this Court.

WARNING

Deadline

15 calendar days

Supplemental discovery production must be made within 15 days after learning of the new information, and any supplements available before discovery closes must be made before discovery closes.

All available supplemental production to discovery requests must be made within 15 days after learning of the new information provided, however, that if either party has any supplemental production to discovery requests available prior to the close of discovery, those supplements must be made prior to the close of discovery.

WARNINGCivil cases

Replies to motions may be filed within 15 days of the response.

Movants are permitted to file a reply within 15 days of the response.

WARNING

Expert disclosures must be made 30 days prior to the end of the discovery period.

Disclosures shall be made 30 days prior to the end of discovery.

WARNINGCivil cases

Parties must provide an evidence listing within 10 days after the Court rules on dispositive motions.

proposed pre-trial ===== PAGE 4 ===== order need not contain a listing of all evidence; however, the parties will be expected to provide this listing within ten (10) days after the Court has ruled on dispositive

WARNING

Deadline

3 calendar days

Joint-compliance certificates must be e-filed at least 3 days before the related hearing and emailed to the Litigation Manager to be considered; late filings are considered only in the Court's discretion.

Joint-compliance certificates will be considered by the Court if they are e-filed no less than three (3) days before the related hearing and emailed to Litigation Manager Cathy Robinson at cathy.robinson@fultoncountyga.gov. _Joint-compliance certificates filed inside the three (3) day period will be considered only in the discretion of the Court.

WARNING

Supplemental discovery production must be made within 15 days after learning of new information, and any supplements available before close of discovery must be made before close of discovery.

All available supplemental production to discovery requests must be made within 15 days after learning of the new information provided, however, that if either party has any supplemental production to discovery requests available prior to the close of discovery, those supplements must be made prior to the close of discovery.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Deadline

5 business days

Attorneys are ordered to scan individually and email to the court reporter all exhibits within 5 business days after final, due to the size limits of eFileGa.

Due to the size limits of eFileGa, the attorneys are ordered to scan individually and email to the ' I court reporter all exhibits within 5 business days after final

WARNINGCriminal cases

Deadline

5 business days

Supplemental discovery must be provided as soon as practicable, and no later than 5 business days after receipt of additional discoverable information.

Any supplemental discovery must be supplemented as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 5 business days after receipt of any additional information, documents, reports or other matters which are subject to disclosure pursuant to applicable criminal discovery statutes.

WARNING

Expert disclosures must be made no later than 30 days before the end of discovery unless the parties jointly request and the Court orders otherwise.

Expert disclosures shall be made no later than 30 days prior to the end of discovery, unless otherwise requested jointly by the parties and ordered by the Court.

WARNING

Deadline

15 calendar days

Filing a pre-Answer O.C.G.A. § 9-11-12(b) motion postpones the Answer deadline until 15 days after the Court rules on the motion.

Pursuant to changes implemented by the 2025 Tort Reform Act, if a defendant files a pre- Answer motion pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 9-11-12(b), the deadline to file an Answer is postponed until 15 days after the Court rules on that

WARNING

Deadline

90 calendar days

Discovery is automatically stayed while a pre-Answer O.C.G.A. § 9-11-12(b) motion is pending (up to 90 days), with defined conditions for lifting the stay.

Additionally, discovery is automatically stayed while any pre-Answer§ 9-11-12(b) motion is pending, up to 90 days. If the defendant files an Answer before the Court rules on the motion, the discovery stay is immediately lifted. If the Court does not rule on the motion within 90 days, either party may move to lift the stay of discovery.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Motions in limine on minor, discrete evidentiary issues must be filed before trial begins; they cannot be used to evade the motion-filing deadline for dispositive motions.

Exception. Motions in limine seeking the Court’s ruling in advance of trial on minor, discrete evidentiary issues (*e.g.*, the (in)admissibility of a particular record or fact) must be filed before the trial begins. These are typically matters whose significance is not readily apparent prior to focused trial preparation. Such motions will seldom require the presentation of witness testimony and typically can be ruled upon orally immediately before trial. Motions to suppress, sever, dismiss, etc., are not properly cast as motions in limine and will not be permitted after the filing deadline -- absent a showing of just cause.

WARNING

Attorneys must email proposed verdict forms to the Staff Attorney no later than one week before the trial calendar begins.

The attorneys shall submit any proposed verdict forms to the Staff Attorney by email no later than one (1) week prior to the beginning of the trial calendar.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If no motions requiring a hearing are timely filed with courtesy copies received in Chambers, the case will not be placed on the Motions Hearing Calendar or afforded a hearing.

However, if no motions which require a hearing are timely filed, with courtesy copies received in Chambers, your case will not appear on the Motions Hearing Calendar and your case will not be afforded a hearing.

WARNING

Deadline

2 business days

Parties must email requested jury charges to the Staff Attorney no later than two business days before the trial calendar begins.

Parties shall email the Staff Attorney their requested jury charges in WORD format - as described below - no later than two (2) business days prior to the beginning of the trial calendar.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Deadline

5 business days

Requests for a court interpreter must be emailed to the Litigation Manager at least five business days before the hearing.

The request for an interpreter must be submitted in writing via email to the Litigation Manager no later than five (5) business days prior to the hearing date.

WARNING

Conflict letters must be submitted one week before the trial calendar begins and must follow U.S.C.R. 17.1 in proposing a resolution.

All conflict letters must be submitted one (1) week before the trial calendar begins and must follow U.S.C.R. 17.1 in proposing a resolution.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Deadline

3 business days

Proposed orders must be emailed to the Litigation Manager and opposing counsel within three business days of the pronouncement unless directed otherwise by the Court.

Proposed orders shall be submitted by email to the Litigation Manager and opposing counsel simultaneously and within three (3) business days of the pronouncement of that order or judgment unless directed otherwise by the Court.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Motion filing deadlines apply to all specified motions and notices, with an exception for true motions in limine; motions improperly cast as in limine after the Motions Due Date will not be permitted absent just cause.

Application. The motion filing requirements and deadlines apply to all motions and notices, including but not limited to O.C.G.A. § 26-3-24 immunity motions, demurrers, pleas in bar or abatement, notice of O.C.G.A. §§ 24-4-404(b), 413, 414 and 418 evidence; notice of intention to use child hearsay; defendant's notice of intent to raise issues of incompetency, insanity or mental illness, defendant's notice of intent to raise alibi defense, defendant's notice of intent to introduce evidence of specific acts of violence by victim against third parties, and defendant's O.C.G.A. § 24-4-412(c) notice of intent to use evidence of complaining witness's past sexual behavior. These deadlines do not apply to motions in limine involving discrete evidentiary issues the significance of which is not readily apparent until focused trial preparation. However untimely motions improperly cast as motions in limine which are not true in limine motions, such as motions to suppress, to dismiss, or to sever defendants, will not be permitted after the Motions Due Date deadline absent a showing ofjust cause.

WARNING

Deadline

2 business days

Parties must submit proposed voir dire questions to the Staff Attorney no later than two business days before the trial calendar begins.

Parties shall submit to the Staff Attorney all proposed voir dire questions no later than two (2) business days prior to the beginning of the trial calendar.

WARNINGCivil cases

All exhibits and demonstrative evidence must be marked and exchanged before the trial begins.

All exhibits and demonstrative evidence must be marked and exchanged **prior to the start of the trial**.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Production requests to Litigation Manager Angela Sims must be received no later than 14 days before the scheduled court appearance.

to Litigation Manager Angela Sims and the production request must be received no later than fourteen (14) days before the scheduled court appearance.

WARNINGCriminal cases

These deadlines do not apply to motions in /imine involving discrete evidentiary issues, the significance of Which is not readily apparent until focused trial preparation.

These deadlines do not apply to motions in /imine involving discrete evidentiary issues, the significance of Which is not readily apparent until focused trial preparation.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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later than fourteen (14) days before the scheduled court appearance.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court provides notice of trial by filing a notice into the record and by publication in the South Fulton Neighbor at least twenty-one days before the call of the first listed case.

month. The Court will notify the parties and their counsel of trial by notice filed into the record and by publication in the South Fulton Neighbor at least twenty-one days before the call of the first case listed.

WARNINGCivil cases

A response to a discovery motion must be filed within 10 days of service.

A response to a motion to compel shall be filed within 10 days of service of the discovery motion

WARNINGCriminal cases

The served party has 10 days to cure a discovery deficiency, after which the filing party must request a hearing.

If the served party does not cure the alleged deficiency within 10 days (or otherwise adequately explain the delay), the filing party shall request a hearing on the matter by contacting Litigation Manager Athina Aguirre.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Motions filed after the deadline are untimely and generally will not be considered absent just cause.

Motions filed after that date are "untimely and generally will not, be considered, absent a showing of just cause for the late filing.