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Ex. GA-063 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency

Reimposition of litigant deadlines effective July 14, 2020, excepting jury and grand jury deadlines

Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia · Georgia (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Georgia
Level
Court
Authority
O.C.G.A. 38-3-61, 38-3-62
Issued
2020-07-10 July 10, 2020
Effective
2020-07-14
End
2020-08-11 (superseded by the Fifth Order) (read as 2020-08-11)
In force
July 14, 2020 to Aug. 11, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts, litigants and counsel
Functions reached
  • CT courts (jury trials still suspended in Q3 2020)
Collection
Georgia GA

Operative words

[most] of the deadlines on litigants were reimposed, effective July 14, 2020, by the Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency filed on July 10, 2020. The exceptions to the reimposition of deadlines on litigants included deadlines for jury trial proceedings (including statutory speedy trial demands), deadlines for grand jury proceedings, and deadlines calculated by reference to the date of a civil or criminal jury trial or grand jury proceeding. (Ex. GA-051 recital)

Enforcement

Order of the Chief Justice

Retrieval note

Confirmed from the Augusta Circuit's order (Ex. GA-051), a primary court record.

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