All local rules for N.D. Ga., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
(B) Proper Notice to Adversary. Whenever an attorney desires to confer with a judge or magistrate judge of this Court in chambers with regard to a pending case, the attorney shall first give proper notice to opposing counsel, disclosing the date, hour, and nature of the conference sought, and shall satisfy the district judge or magistrate judge that such notice has been given. Emergency situations in which it is impossible to contact opposing counsel and those situations (other than motions to proceed in forma pauperis) where ex parte motions or applications are contemplated by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are excepted from this rule. N.D. Ga. LR 7.5(B) ↗
Courtroom deputy clerk James Jarvis is your principal point of contact for administrative matters relating to this case. Neither the parties nor their counsel should discuss the merits of the case with Mr. Jarvis or with any of the Court's law clerks. Mr. Jarvis can be reached by email at James_Jarvis@gand.uscourts.gov or by phone at (404) 215-1330.
(D) Page and Type Limitations. Absent prior permission of the Court, briefs filed in support of a motion or in response to a motion are limited in length to twenty-five (25) pages. N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(D) ↗
(D) Page and Type Limitations. Absent prior permission of the Court, briefs filed in support of a motion or in response to a motion are limited in length to twenty-five (25) pages. N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(D) ↗
(D) Page and Type Limitations. Absent prior permission of the Court, briefs filed in support of a motion or in response to a motion are limited in length to twenty-five (25) pages. If the movant files a reply, the reply brief may not exceed fifteen (15) pages. N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(D) ↗
(B) Response to Motion. Any party opposing a motion shall serve the party's response, responsive memorandum, affidavits, and any other responsive material not later than fourteen (14) days after service of the motion, except that in cases of motion for summary judgment the time shall be twenty-one (21) days after the service of the motion. N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(B) ↗
(E) Hearings. Motions will be decided by the Court without oral hearing, unless a hearing is ordered by the Court. N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(E) ↗
Except for emergency motions filed under LR 7.2(B), NDGa, or a specific request from the Court, the parties need not provide Chambers with an additional paper copy of any filing. The Court automatically receives an electronic copy of all filed materials, and that electronic copy is sufficient absent a specific request.
Unless the Court directs otherwise, all orders, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, orally announced by the district judge in Court shall be prepared in writing by the attorney for the prevailing party. The original order shall be submitted to the district judge within seven (7) days from the date of pronouncement. Copies shall also be provided each party. N.D. Ga. LR 7.3 ↗
The Court will not sign a protective or confidentiality order that permits the parties to automatically file pleadings or materials under seal with the Clerk. As a general matter, the Court will seal only those items enumerated in the Court's Standing Order 04-02 regarding sensitive information and public access to electronic case files. A party seeking to file a document under seal must follow the rules and procedures set forth in Appendix H to the Local Rules. Detailed procedures for electronic filing under seal in civil cases are available at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/cv-sealed-procedures.
(E) Hearings. Motions will be decided by the Court without oral hearing, unless a hearing is ordered by the Court. N.D. Ga. LR 7.1(E) ↗
(D) Assignments to a Magistrate Judge. In a case referred to a magistrate judge, the magistrate judge will perform the duties assigned to him or her by the Court or a district judge under Court rule, plan, order or other document. A magistrate judge will perform other duties when those duties are assigned to him or her by the Court or a district judge under Court rule, plan order, or other document. The duties assigned to a magistrate judge by the Court, and the manner of their distribution and assignment, are specified in a standing order of the Court, available in the clerk’s office and on the Court’s website at www.gand.uscourts.gov. N.D. Ga. LR 72.1(D) (assignments to a magistrate judge; distribution of duties set by standing order of the Court) ↗
The Court will not consider more than 50 numbered facts. The movant may present more than 50 numbered facts only by first seeking and receiving leave of the Court to do so. Source ↗
Prior to filing any non-dispositive motion, a party must contact the non-moving party or parties to determine whether any party opposes the motion. The moving party must then state in the motion whether the non-moving party or parties opposes the motion and, if so, the grounds the non-moving party states for the opposition. No motion will be granted that does not include such a statement of the non-moving party's position or a statement that the moving party has attempted in good faith to obtain the non-moving party's position but has been unable to do so. Source ↗