Rule 15.1 – Garnishments

In accordance with O.C.G.A. ยง 18-4-61(5), the clerk of superior court is authorized to supervise initiation of the garnishment proceedings and the affidavit, provided the clerk determines: a) That the affidavit is on personal knowledge and contains all elements...

Rule 15 – Default Judgments

The party seeking entry of a default judgment in any action shall certify to the court the following: the date and type of service effected; that proof of service was filed with the court within 5 business days of the service date, or, if not filed within 5 business...

Rule 14 – Dismissal

On its own motion or upon motion of the opposite party, the court may dismiss without prejudice any civil action, or where appropriate, any pleading filed on behalf of any party upon the failure to properly respond to the call of the action for trial or other...

Rule 13.4 – Conclusion

In civil actions, where the burden of proof rests with the plaintiff, the plaintiff is entitled to the opening and concluding arguments except that if the defendant introduces no evidence or admits a prima facie case, then the defendant shall be entitled to open and...

Rule 13.3 – Number of arguments

Not more than two attorneys shall be permitted to argue any case for any party except by leave of court; in no event shall more than one attorney for each party be heard in concluding argument. Ga. R. Sup. Ct. 13.3