Rule 39.2.1 – Civil case initiation form

May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Georgia

The clerk shall require the attorney filing a civil action to complete the civil case initiation form. The clerk shall enter the action number for the case on the civil case initiation form and the form shall become part of the file for the case. The clerk shall use the cause(s) of action indicated by the attorney completing the form to enter the cause(s) of action upon the civil docket of the court, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the clerk by an inspection of the pleadings that the cause(s) of action has been recorded in error by the attorney. If the wrong cause(s) of action has been recorded, the clerk shall correct the civil case initiation form and enter the correct cause(s) of action upon the civil docket of the court.

Ga. R. Sup. Ct. 39.2.1