Superior Court of DeKalb County Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

Civil and domestic proposed orders must be electronically filed with the Clerk of Superior Court, with a Word-format courtesy copy emailed to the staff attorney.

All civil/domestic proposed orders must be eFiled with the Clerk of Superior Court and a courtesy copy must be emailed to the staff attorney in Word format for consideration

CRITICAL

Applies to

Consolidated pretrial order

Unless the court orders otherwise, the parties must both electronically file and email a fully consolidated pre-trial order no later than 45 days after discovery closes or 15 days after ruling on dispositive motions, whichever is later.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, no later than 45 days after the close of discovery or 15 days after the Court’s ruling on any dispositive Motions, whichever is later, the Parties shall both e-file and submit, by email, a fully consolidated pre-trial order (“CPTO”) to Ms. Warner at the email address stated above.

CRITICAL

Required

Always

Every attorney of record and every pro se litigant must register with the Court’s e-filing system.

Every attorney of record and every pro se litigant must register with the Court’s e-filing system.

CRITICAL

Every attorney of record and every pro se litigant must register with the court’s e-filing system.

Every attorney of record and every pro se litigant must register with the Court’s e-filing system.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Pretrial submission

For trials beginning Monday or Tuesday, required pretrial submissions must be emailed to opposing counsel and the court by 5:00 PM the preceding Thursday; for trials beginning Wednesday or Thursday, they are due no later than three business days before trial.

Once a case is scheduled for Trial, the Parties are required to serve on opposing Counsel by email and submit by email to the Court’s Criminal Litigation Manager Griselle Rivera (grdavis1@dekalbcountyga.gov) and Staff Attorney Denise Warner (dmwarner@dekalbcountyga.gov) the following items no later than close of business (5:00 PM) the preceding Thursday, if the Trial is to begin on a Monday or Tuesday, OR not later than three (3) business days if the Trial is to begin on a Wednesday, Thursday,

CRITICALCriminal cases

Electronic filing is mandatory for criminal cases in DeKalb County Superior Court.

E-filing is now mandatory for criminal cases filed in DeKalb County Superior Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Every attorney of record must register with the court's electronic filing system.

Every Attorney of record must register with the Court's e-filing system.

CRITICAL

Electronic filing is mandatory for civil cases in DeKalb County Superior Court.

E-filing is now mandatory for civil cases filed in DeKalb County Superior Court.

CRITICAL

Electronic filing is mandatory for civil cases in DeKalb County Superior Court.

E-filing is now mandatory for civil cases filed in DeKalb County Superior Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion

Every motion for a new trial must be emailed to the court.

All motions for new trial must be emailed to the Court.

WARNING

Criminal orders should be loaded into the Documents for Signature queue, with a courtesy copy emailed to the criminal litigation manager, staff attorney, and judicial assistant.

All criminal orders should be loaded to the Documents for Signature queue and a courtesy copy sent via email to the criminal litigation manager, staff attorney, and judicial assistant

INFO

Electronic copies of pleadings are preferred.

Electronic copies of pleadings are preferred.