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Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)

Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters

Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County · Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit) · Atlanta · Georgia
Level
Court
Authority
Statewide Judicial Emergency Orders
Issued
2020-07-10 July 10, 2020
Effective
2020-07-10
End
During the judicial emergency (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
July 10, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • attorneys and parties in non-essential civil matters
Functions reached
  • CT courts (in-person civil hearings displaced)
Collection
Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

In accordance with the Statewide Judicial Emergency Orders, Chief Judge Reuben M. Green encourages the following alternatives when handling non-essential matters. For uncontested matters: 1. Consent Orders... 2. Judgment on the pleadings... For contested matters: 1. Judgment by motion/brief. The fastest method to obtain a ruling is by motion/brief. When an issue can appropriately be resolved without a hearing... 2. Alternative dispute re[solution]

Enforcement

Court practice directive

Notes

Illustrates the displacement of in-person civil proceedings in Q3 2020.

Retrieval note

Text read.

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