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IN THE STATE COURT OF SPALDING COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

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AMENDED ORDER MANDATING CERTAIN CASE TYPE TO I Co bull -~

ELECTRONIC-FILING STATUS c

1 APPLICATION OF ORDER The Court sua sponte consolidates and designates the following case types to mandatory e-filing status

a Any negligence civil action arising out of the practice of a profession listed in OCGA sect 9-11-91 both simple and professional negligence

b Any civil action relating to product liability c Any civil action relating to premise liability d Any action seeking certification of a class e Any civil action with three (3) or more plaintiffs f Any civil action with three (3) or more defendants g Any civil action where all parties consent in writing to e-file future pleadings h Any civil action where the Court orders future pleadings to be e-filed 1 Any civil action involving wrongful death J Any civil action where punitive damages are pleaded

All civil actions not specifically addressed above are encouraged in the strongest terms possible (but not mandated) to choose e-filing

Any case and all pleadings in a case involving one of the above case types must be Eshyfiled pursuant to this order and governed by this order and the Courts Local E-filing Rules (attached hereto as Exhibit A)

No party will file paper pleadings in any e-file category unless they satisfy the exceptions referenced in the Local E-file Rules

All cases of the above case types are assigned to the electronic filing and service system provided by Tyler Technologies By definition parties wishing to electronically file or receive electronic service of any documents filed must become participants to the Vendors system or use the State Court of Spalding Countys public access terminals located at 132 E Solomon Street Griffin Georgia 30223

2 DEFINITIONS The following terms in this Order shall be defined as follows

a E-file - Electronic transmission of an original document (pleading) to the State Court via the Vendors system An E-file consists of an E-Document an E-Image or both

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b E-Service - Electronic transmission of an document (pleading) to all designated recipients via Vendors Upon completion of any

transmission to the Vendors a certified receipt is issued to the acknowledging by the Vendor the Vendor served all

of electronic is returned to the sender

c file a 3 gt document which contains almost exclusively

d An electronic file a document that has scanned or to a graphical or image format

e Original Petition - An that to a cause of action serving as an original or case initiating pleading

f Original Complaint- An instrument that to a cause of action serving as an original or case initiating

PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINAL The public can e-file download view print electronically filed documents on a Pu bEc Access Terminal located in

Spalding County Clerks Office located at 132 Solomon Street 30223

4 ASSIGNMENT BY VENDOR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS receipt by the Vendor Subscriber Agreement the Vendor shall assign to partys representative(s) a confidential username and password used to file serve receive review and retrieve electronically pleadings orders and other documents filed the case No attorney shall knowingly authorize or permit login utilized by anyone than authorized attorneys or of the law firm or designated it has been in writing that counsel may file documents on behalf the

PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS As this Order except as expressly provided herein all

motions of law orders or other documents filed in the case types shall be electronically through or at no on public access

A Original Petition and Original shall Original Petition or Original Complaint in each case electronically via Vendors system or at no charge via public access terminals The clerk shall not accept or file any pleadings or paper unless the complies lith in Local

as Exhibit defendant shall arrangements with Vendor prior its appearance or answer in such manner as to allow the electronic filing of

first appearance or answer in cases

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III

clerk shall not accept or file Rule

anye-filed shall

do so by the by Uniform Superior

a document either

1 through access to the Vendors system from the filing attorneys

2 in electronically filing through located the clerks office Parties filing this manner shall be furnishing the pleading or instrument on a flash drive or any other means compatible with

Office system to be uploaded

C Maintenance ofOriginal Documents Unless otherwise an original of all documents electronically including original shall be

by the party filing document and shall be made available upon for inspection by other counselor the court From time to time it

to provide the Court with a hard copy an electronically filed

Time for Filing and Effect ofUse ofE-file Any electronically shall considered as filed with the Spalding County State Court it is submitted to and transmission is completed and time) document filed after pm on a day the court is open for shall be

to have been filed on the next court Vendor is hereby appointed the the Spalding County Clerk as to the filing andor

of any pleading or document Upon and of a document Vendor shall a confirmation that the document has been received and filed The confirmation shall serve as proof document has been

If the electronic filing not filed with the court of (1) inaccessibility to Vendors Vendor is not to provide filing on behalf of filing party (2) an error the ofthe documentto Vendor which was unknown to the sending or (3) a failure to process the electronic filing when received by the Vendor court may an order the document be filed nunc pro tunc

6 OF DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY

A ofElectronically Documents All electronically pleadings shall to the extent practicable formatted in accordance with applicable rules governing formatting of and other format as the may require from time to time

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by a Typographical Signature Every pleading document and instrument filed in system shall deemed to have been signed by attorney or declarant and shall bear a facsimile or typographical of such person along with the

a) b) c) telephone number d) email e) and State Georgia number of a signing attorney

Typographical signatures shall be as personal signatures all purposes under the Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure

C Electronic Title ofPleadings and Other Documents electronic of each electronically filed pleading or document (papers) include

(1) or filing the paper

(2) The nature the 10-

(3) The or parties ~~uv whom relief if any sought and

(4) The nature ofthe relief John Doe et als Motion to Compel and for Sanctions against Jim Smith) The shall used for

administrative only

ELECTRONIC SERVICE PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS All shall make upon Original Petitions and Complaints conventionally

parties may effectuate of subsequent upon other parties electronically the system so long as that party consented to the same III The plaintiffs in any may indicate their consent to on the summons IS on defendant(s) The defendant(s) must file a separate pleading with their pleading indicating whether or not consent to served via E-service system If any consent be served via E-service then must be effectuated any manner allowed manner allowed for under Parties or their shall receive all documents upon them access to Vendors system at their

A Effect ofElectronic Service The electronic service of a pleading or other document in E-file shall be considered as valid and on all shall the legal as an

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B Service on Time to Respond or shall deemed the time a document been by Vendors system as reflected authorized on the with

any period of notice or any right or duty to do any act or any response within period or on a date after of

document which time period or date is prescribed by of court shall be strictly by the Georgia Civil Practice Act

C If electronic on a does not occur of (1) inaccessibility to the system an error in the transmission of the document to a party which error

was unknown to the serving party or Vendor (3) a failure to process when received by the Vendor OR (4) the was erroneously excluded

list to be of extraordinary circumstances shall entitled to an extending date for any or

within which any right duty or other act be performed

8 OF DOCUMENTS Notwithstanding the foregoing following types of documents may be filed conventionally and need not be filed electronically expressly required by the Court or the Court Clerk

A motion to documents under seal shall be filed and electronically with a proposed order to seal the document Once an order to seal the document

litigant shall pleading and litigant shall it function to seal an case andor

the litigant shall a paper motion and order to assigned Judge e-file the motion order and subsequent

the EFSPs sealing

B Exhibits to or other documents that are real objects (eg x-ray or vehicle bumper) or which may not comprehensibly viewed in an electronic format may be filed conventionally in form

FOR REQUIRING PAYMENT

Any instrument requirirtg of a Statutory filing Spalding in order to a cause of action and valid filing status shall

filed electronically as an a filing is required immediately upon of the by the clerk Vendor will the designated court

(Automated Clearing House) proper amount in accordance with the State Court Spalding County Schedule within hours of the filing

charged by Vendor to parties or attorneys for access to and electronic transmission of documents are the property of Vendor and are in addition any

with of Court of

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10 ELECTRONIC OF AND OTHER The Court may file and serve notices orders and other documents electronically subject to the provisions of this Order

11 PETITION FOR FROM Any seeking initiate a lawsuit the E-filing requirements set forth herein

Clerks Office along with a petition

REQUIREMENT Court who

file their paper form forth the reasons as to why

requirements Within (30) days of becoming a Court any defendant may also petition from

petitioning party must show good cause for the need for such relief

12 EFFECTIVE OF ORDER May 2017 This order shall apply to each every open SV styled case that falls within the categories outlined in paragraph 1

SO day March 2017

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COURT OF SPALDING COUNTYS E-FILING RULES

SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

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b E-Service - Electronic transmission of an document (pleading) to all designated recipients via Vendors Upon completion of any

transmission to the Vendors a certified receipt is issued to the acknowledging by the Vendor the Vendor served all

of electronic is returned to the sender

c file a 3 gt document which contains almost exclusively

d An electronic file a document that has scanned or to a graphical or image format

e Original Petition - An that to a cause of action serving as an original or case initiating pleading

f Original Complaint- An instrument that to a cause of action serving as an original or case initiating

PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINAL The public can e-file download view print electronically filed documents on a Pu bEc Access Terminal located in

Spalding County Clerks Office located at 132 Solomon Street 30223

4 ASSIGNMENT BY VENDOR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS receipt by the Vendor Subscriber Agreement the Vendor shall assign to partys representative(s) a confidential username and password used to file serve receive review and retrieve electronically pleadings orders and other documents filed the case No attorney shall knowingly authorize or permit login utilized by anyone than authorized attorneys or of the law firm or designated it has been in writing that counsel may file documents on behalf the

PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS As this Order except as expressly provided herein all

motions of law orders or other documents filed in the case types shall be electronically through or at no on public access

A Original Petition and Original shall Original Petition or Original Complaint in each case electronically via Vendors system or at no charge via public access terminals The clerk shall not accept or file any pleadings or paper unless the complies lith in Local

as Exhibit defendant shall arrangements with Vendor prior its appearance or answer in such manner as to allow the electronic filing of

first appearance or answer in cases

2 6

III

clerk shall not accept or file Rule

anye-filed shall

do so by the by Uniform Superior

a document either

1 through access to the Vendors system from the filing attorneys

2 in electronically filing through located the clerks office Parties filing this manner shall be furnishing the pleading or instrument on a flash drive or any other means compatible with

Office system to be uploaded

C Maintenance ofOriginal Documents Unless otherwise an original of all documents electronically including original shall be

by the party filing document and shall be made available upon for inspection by other counselor the court From time to time it

to provide the Court with a hard copy an electronically filed

Time for Filing and Effect ofUse ofE-file Any electronically shall considered as filed with the Spalding County State Court it is submitted to and transmission is completed and time) document filed after pm on a day the court is open for shall be

to have been filed on the next court Vendor is hereby appointed the the Spalding County Clerk as to the filing andor

of any pleading or document Upon and of a document Vendor shall a confirmation that the document has been received and filed The confirmation shall serve as proof document has been

If the electronic filing not filed with the court of (1) inaccessibility to Vendors Vendor is not to provide filing on behalf of filing party (2) an error the ofthe documentto Vendor which was unknown to the sending or (3) a failure to process the electronic filing when received by the Vendor court may an order the document be filed nunc pro tunc

6 OF DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY

A ofElectronically Documents All electronically pleadings shall to the extent practicable formatted in accordance with applicable rules governing formatting of and other format as the may require from time to time

3 6

by a Typographical Signature Every pleading document and instrument filed in system shall deemed to have been signed by attorney or declarant and shall bear a facsimile or typographical of such person along with the

a) b) c) telephone number d) email e) and State Georgia number of a signing attorney

Typographical signatures shall be as personal signatures all purposes under the Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure

C Electronic Title ofPleadings and Other Documents electronic of each electronically filed pleading or document (papers) include

(1) or filing the paper

(2) The nature the 10-

(3) The or parties ~~uv whom relief if any sought and

(4) The nature ofthe relief John Doe et als Motion to Compel and for Sanctions against Jim Smith) The shall used for

administrative only

ELECTRONIC SERVICE PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS All shall make upon Original Petitions and Complaints conventionally

parties may effectuate of subsequent upon other parties electronically the system so long as that party consented to the same III The plaintiffs in any may indicate their consent to on the summons IS on defendant(s) The defendant(s) must file a separate pleading with their pleading indicating whether or not consent to served via E-service system If any consent be served via E-service then must be effectuated any manner allowed manner allowed for under Parties or their shall receive all documents upon them access to Vendors system at their

A Effect ofElectronic Service The electronic service of a pleading or other document in E-file shall be considered as valid and on all shall the legal as an

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B Service on Time to Respond or shall deemed the time a document been by Vendors system as reflected authorized on the with

any period of notice or any right or duty to do any act or any response within period or on a date after of

document which time period or date is prescribed by of court shall be strictly by the Georgia Civil Practice Act

C If electronic on a does not occur of (1) inaccessibility to the system an error in the transmission of the document to a party which error

was unknown to the serving party or Vendor (3) a failure to process when received by the Vendor OR (4) the was erroneously excluded

list to be of extraordinary circumstances shall entitled to an extending date for any or

within which any right duty or other act be performed

8 OF DOCUMENTS Notwithstanding the foregoing following types of documents may be filed conventionally and need not be filed electronically expressly required by the Court or the Court Clerk

A motion to documents under seal shall be filed and electronically with a proposed order to seal the document Once an order to seal the document

litigant shall pleading and litigant shall it function to seal an case andor

the litigant shall a paper motion and order to assigned Judge e-file the motion order and subsequent

the EFSPs sealing

B Exhibits to or other documents that are real objects (eg x-ray or vehicle bumper) or which may not comprehensibly viewed in an electronic format may be filed conventionally in form

FOR REQUIRING PAYMENT

Any instrument requirirtg of a Statutory filing Spalding in order to a cause of action and valid filing status shall

filed electronically as an a filing is required immediately upon of the by the clerk Vendor will the designated court

(Automated Clearing House) proper amount in accordance with the State Court Spalding County Schedule within hours of the filing

charged by Vendor to parties or attorneys for access to and electronic transmission of documents are the property of Vendor and are in addition any

with of Court of

50f6

10 ELECTRONIC OF AND OTHER The Court may file and serve notices orders and other documents electronically subject to the provisions of this Order

11 PETITION FOR FROM Any seeking initiate a lawsuit the E-filing requirements set forth herein

Clerks Office along with a petition

REQUIREMENT Court who

file their paper form forth the reasons as to why

requirements Within (30) days of becoming a Court any defendant may also petition from

petitioning party must show good cause for the need for such relief

12 EFFECTIVE OF ORDER May 2017 This order shall apply to each every open SV styled case that falls within the categories outlined in paragraph 1

SO day March 2017

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COURT OF SPALDING COUNTYS E-FILING RULES

SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

lof6

[v20170323]

clerk shall not accept or file Rule

anye-filed shall

do so by the by Uniform Superior

a document either

1 through access to the Vendors system from the filing attorneys

2 in electronically filing through located the clerks office Parties filing this manner shall be furnishing the pleading or instrument on a flash drive or any other means compatible with

Office system to be uploaded

C Maintenance ofOriginal Documents Unless otherwise an original of all documents electronically including original shall be

by the party filing document and shall be made available upon for inspection by other counselor the court From time to time it

to provide the Court with a hard copy an electronically filed

Time for Filing and Effect ofUse ofE-file Any electronically shall considered as filed with the Spalding County State Court it is submitted to and transmission is completed and time) document filed after pm on a day the court is open for shall be

to have been filed on the next court Vendor is hereby appointed the the Spalding County Clerk as to the filing andor

of any pleading or document Upon and of a document Vendor shall a confirmation that the document has been received and filed The confirmation shall serve as proof document has been

If the electronic filing not filed with the court of (1) inaccessibility to Vendors Vendor is not to provide filing on behalf of filing party (2) an error the ofthe documentto Vendor which was unknown to the sending or (3) a failure to process the electronic filing when received by the Vendor court may an order the document be filed nunc pro tunc

6 OF DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY

A ofElectronically Documents All electronically pleadings shall to the extent practicable formatted in accordance with applicable rules governing formatting of and other format as the may require from time to time

3 6

by a Typographical Signature Every pleading document and instrument filed in system shall deemed to have been signed by attorney or declarant and shall bear a facsimile or typographical of such person along with the

a) b) c) telephone number d) email e) and State Georgia number of a signing attorney

Typographical signatures shall be as personal signatures all purposes under the Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure

C Electronic Title ofPleadings and Other Documents electronic of each electronically filed pleading or document (papers) include

(1) or filing the paper

(2) The nature the 10-

(3) The or parties ~~uv whom relief if any sought and

(4) The nature ofthe relief John Doe et als Motion to Compel and for Sanctions against Jim Smith) The shall used for

administrative only

ELECTRONIC SERVICE PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS All shall make upon Original Petitions and Complaints conventionally

parties may effectuate of subsequent upon other parties electronically the system so long as that party consented to the same III The plaintiffs in any may indicate their consent to on the summons IS on defendant(s) The defendant(s) must file a separate pleading with their pleading indicating whether or not consent to served via E-service system If any consent be served via E-service then must be effectuated any manner allowed manner allowed for under Parties or their shall receive all documents upon them access to Vendors system at their

A Effect ofElectronic Service The electronic service of a pleading or other document in E-file shall be considered as valid and on all shall the legal as an

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B Service on Time to Respond or shall deemed the time a document been by Vendors system as reflected authorized on the with

any period of notice or any right or duty to do any act or any response within period or on a date after of

document which time period or date is prescribed by of court shall be strictly by the Georgia Civil Practice Act

C If electronic on a does not occur of (1) inaccessibility to the system an error in the transmission of the document to a party which error

was unknown to the serving party or Vendor (3) a failure to process when received by the Vendor OR (4) the was erroneously excluded

list to be of extraordinary circumstances shall entitled to an extending date for any or

within which any right duty or other act be performed

8 OF DOCUMENTS Notwithstanding the foregoing following types of documents may be filed conventionally and need not be filed electronically expressly required by the Court or the Court Clerk

A motion to documents under seal shall be filed and electronically with a proposed order to seal the document Once an order to seal the document

litigant shall pleading and litigant shall it function to seal an case andor

the litigant shall a paper motion and order to assigned Judge e-file the motion order and subsequent

the EFSPs sealing

B Exhibits to or other documents that are real objects (eg x-ray or vehicle bumper) or which may not comprehensibly viewed in an electronic format may be filed conventionally in form

FOR REQUIRING PAYMENT

Any instrument requirirtg of a Statutory filing Spalding in order to a cause of action and valid filing status shall

filed electronically as an a filing is required immediately upon of the by the clerk Vendor will the designated court

(Automated Clearing House) proper amount in accordance with the State Court Spalding County Schedule within hours of the filing

charged by Vendor to parties or attorneys for access to and electronic transmission of documents are the property of Vendor and are in addition any

with of Court of

50f6

10 ELECTRONIC OF AND OTHER The Court may file and serve notices orders and other documents electronically subject to the provisions of this Order

11 PETITION FOR FROM Any seeking initiate a lawsuit the E-filing requirements set forth herein

Clerks Office along with a petition

REQUIREMENT Court who

file their paper form forth the reasons as to why

requirements Within (30) days of becoming a Court any defendant may also petition from

petitioning party must show good cause for the need for such relief

12 EFFECTIVE OF ORDER May 2017 This order shall apply to each every open SV styled case that falls within the categories outlined in paragraph 1

SO day March 2017

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COURT OF SPALDING COUNTYS E-FILING RULES

SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

lof6

[v20170323]

by a Typographical Signature Every pleading document and instrument filed in system shall deemed to have been signed by attorney or declarant and shall bear a facsimile or typographical of such person along with the

a) b) c) telephone number d) email e) and State Georgia number of a signing attorney

Typographical signatures shall be as personal signatures all purposes under the Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure

C Electronic Title ofPleadings and Other Documents electronic of each electronically filed pleading or document (papers) include

(1) or filing the paper

(2) The nature the 10-

(3) The or parties ~~uv whom relief if any sought and

(4) The nature ofthe relief John Doe et als Motion to Compel and for Sanctions against Jim Smith) The shall used for

administrative only

ELECTRONIC SERVICE PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS All shall make upon Original Petitions and Complaints conventionally

parties may effectuate of subsequent upon other parties electronically the system so long as that party consented to the same III The plaintiffs in any may indicate their consent to on the summons IS on defendant(s) The defendant(s) must file a separate pleading with their pleading indicating whether or not consent to served via E-service system If any consent be served via E-service then must be effectuated any manner allowed manner allowed for under Parties or their shall receive all documents upon them access to Vendors system at their

A Effect ofElectronic Service The electronic service of a pleading or other document in E-file shall be considered as valid and on all shall the legal as an

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B Service on Time to Respond or shall deemed the time a document been by Vendors system as reflected authorized on the with

any period of notice or any right or duty to do any act or any response within period or on a date after of

document which time period or date is prescribed by of court shall be strictly by the Georgia Civil Practice Act

C If electronic on a does not occur of (1) inaccessibility to the system an error in the transmission of the document to a party which error

was unknown to the serving party or Vendor (3) a failure to process when received by the Vendor OR (4) the was erroneously excluded

list to be of extraordinary circumstances shall entitled to an extending date for any or

within which any right duty or other act be performed

8 OF DOCUMENTS Notwithstanding the foregoing following types of documents may be filed conventionally and need not be filed electronically expressly required by the Court or the Court Clerk

A motion to documents under seal shall be filed and electronically with a proposed order to seal the document Once an order to seal the document

litigant shall pleading and litigant shall it function to seal an case andor

the litigant shall a paper motion and order to assigned Judge e-file the motion order and subsequent

the EFSPs sealing

B Exhibits to or other documents that are real objects (eg x-ray or vehicle bumper) or which may not comprehensibly viewed in an electronic format may be filed conventionally in form

FOR REQUIRING PAYMENT

Any instrument requirirtg of a Statutory filing Spalding in order to a cause of action and valid filing status shall

filed electronically as an a filing is required immediately upon of the by the clerk Vendor will the designated court

(Automated Clearing House) proper amount in accordance with the State Court Spalding County Schedule within hours of the filing

charged by Vendor to parties or attorneys for access to and electronic transmission of documents are the property of Vendor and are in addition any

with of Court of

50f6

10 ELECTRONIC OF AND OTHER The Court may file and serve notices orders and other documents electronically subject to the provisions of this Order

11 PETITION FOR FROM Any seeking initiate a lawsuit the E-filing requirements set forth herein

Clerks Office along with a petition

REQUIREMENT Court who

file their paper form forth the reasons as to why

requirements Within (30) days of becoming a Court any defendant may also petition from

petitioning party must show good cause for the need for such relief

12 EFFECTIVE OF ORDER May 2017 This order shall apply to each every open SV styled case that falls within the categories outlined in paragraph 1

SO day March 2017

Page 6 of6 [ V201703middot23]

COURT OF SPALDING COUNTYS E-FILING RULES

SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

lof6

[v20170323]

B Service on Time to Respond or shall deemed the time a document been by Vendors system as reflected authorized on the with

any period of notice or any right or duty to do any act or any response within period or on a date after of

document which time period or date is prescribed by of court shall be strictly by the Georgia Civil Practice Act

C If electronic on a does not occur of (1) inaccessibility to the system an error in the transmission of the document to a party which error

was unknown to the serving party or Vendor (3) a failure to process when received by the Vendor OR (4) the was erroneously excluded

list to be of extraordinary circumstances shall entitled to an extending date for any or

within which any right duty or other act be performed

8 OF DOCUMENTS Notwithstanding the foregoing following types of documents may be filed conventionally and need not be filed electronically expressly required by the Court or the Court Clerk

A motion to documents under seal shall be filed and electronically with a proposed order to seal the document Once an order to seal the document

litigant shall pleading and litigant shall it function to seal an case andor

the litigant shall a paper motion and order to assigned Judge e-file the motion order and subsequent

the EFSPs sealing

B Exhibits to or other documents that are real objects (eg x-ray or vehicle bumper) or which may not comprehensibly viewed in an electronic format may be filed conventionally in form

FOR REQUIRING PAYMENT

Any instrument requirirtg of a Statutory filing Spalding in order to a cause of action and valid filing status shall

filed electronically as an a filing is required immediately upon of the by the clerk Vendor will the designated court

(Automated Clearing House) proper amount in accordance with the State Court Spalding County Schedule within hours of the filing

charged by Vendor to parties or attorneys for access to and electronic transmission of documents are the property of Vendor and are in addition any

with of Court of

50f6

10 ELECTRONIC OF AND OTHER The Court may file and serve notices orders and other documents electronically subject to the provisions of this Order

11 PETITION FOR FROM Any seeking initiate a lawsuit the E-filing requirements set forth herein

Clerks Office along with a petition

REQUIREMENT Court who

file their paper form forth the reasons as to why

requirements Within (30) days of becoming a Court any defendant may also petition from

petitioning party must show good cause for the need for such relief

12 EFFECTIVE OF ORDER May 2017 This order shall apply to each every open SV styled case that falls within the categories outlined in paragraph 1

SO day March 2017

Page 6 of6 [ V201703middot23]

COURT OF SPALDING COUNTYS E-FILING RULES

SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

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10 ELECTRONIC OF AND OTHER The Court may file and serve notices orders and other documents electronically subject to the provisions of this Order

11 PETITION FOR FROM Any seeking initiate a lawsuit the E-filing requirements set forth herein

Clerks Office along with a petition

REQUIREMENT Court who

file their paper form forth the reasons as to why

requirements Within (30) days of becoming a Court any defendant may also petition from

petitioning party must show good cause for the need for such relief

12 EFFECTIVE OF ORDER May 2017 This order shall apply to each every open SV styled case that falls within the categories outlined in paragraph 1

SO day March 2017

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SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

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SECTION 1

1-101 Short Title

rules may cited as e-filing rules

1-102 Definitions

The follovving terms in Rule be defined as follows

Service Provider (EFSP) means the service provided by (Court and of via the The

accessed at or in person at the Courthouse in State Court a

Public Access Terminal

means a publicly computer provided by Court for the allmving e-filing public Court public access terminal shan located (Clerks Office) at Courthouse and

available during business

C Electronic FilingH (e-file) means transmission of documents to the Court from the Court for filing

D Electronic Service (e-service) means to a party or representative under not include of or summons to gain jurisdiction over or property

Court means the Court of Spalding County

1-103 Authority

The in are adopted to Georgia Uniform Court 12 and approval from the Clerk of Georgia Supreme Court

1-104 Scope of Rules

(1) The Court may at time filing of pleadings in cases

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(2) Court Clerks Office may issue file and serve orders and other documents electronically subject to provision of these

1-105 Authorized Users

the of accessing the over the Internet the following users are authorized to as users

a) and including and b) Pro Hac Vice attorneys c) and their staff d) Court administrative staff e) Pro se (pro per) f) Other public including media representatives

1-106 Effective Date

rules shall become effective on May 12017

1-107 Electronic Case File

The Court Clerk maintain the official case III format

SECTION 2

2-101 Registration Requirements

(1) who are authorized users who desire e-file or e-serve shall with the Upon receipt by the EFSP of a properly executed click-through user

the EFSP shall to user a login password to system Additional users may added any time An attorney who knowingly authorizes or or her username or utilized his

or employees is fully responsible for said

Registered users of the system shall notify the within 10 days of any change in name delivery address fax number or

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2-102 Time and Effect ofE-Filing

may file through the hours a day seven days except when is dmvn for maintenance Any

electronically as with the Court the transmission EFSP complete Any document e-filed 11 shall deemed filed on that

The an of the Court the purpose of electronic filing receipt of electronic documents Upon completion of filing shall

issue a confirmation receipt that includes and The confirmation receipt serve as proof of In the event the Court the submitted documents following review the documents shall become part of the official Court record and the filer will notification the rejection be required to re-

the instruments to meet A filing rejected by the d~ecl fuiled W

transmit the

2-103 Format of Documents

(1) electronically filed served pleadings shan the practicable be accordance with applicable rules formatting of paper

pleadings

electronic document title of each pleading or other document shall include

a Party or parties the document

b of document

c or against whom relief if any is sought and

d Nature of

(eg Corporations Motion for Summary Judgment)

2-105 Payment of Filing Fees

(1) users shall statutory filing for documents electronically to Court through Filing fees are and payable the time of

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(2) An rrHoorpound1 users additional to deliver access use payable the EFSP at the of and are addition

to waive for that meet the

2-106 Signatures

Every pleading document and instrument electronically or served shall be deemed have Judge Clerk shall bear

name address telephone number and Bar

Electronic Service

(1) may receive of through Any party that not consent VIITiting III manner

allowed for under OCGA sect

(2) of documents through EFSP to other users shall be considered as valid and service and shall have the same legal as an

document Recipients the

documents shall access their

(3) completed

shall be when to

(4) the purpose of computing time any document on a day or a

documents received when the Court is not open business shall

the time day Court for business

C

QFI 0(5) who registered with the EFSP consent to documents other than of or summons

(6) Any e-mail notifications a hearing or as valid Court Rule 83

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2-102 Time and Effect ofE-Filing

may file through the hours a day seven days except when is dmvn for maintenance Any

electronically as with the Court the transmission EFSP complete Any document e-filed 11 shall deemed filed on that

The an of the Court the purpose of electronic filing receipt of electronic documents Upon completion of filing shall

issue a confirmation receipt that includes and The confirmation receipt serve as proof of In the event the Court the submitted documents following review the documents shall become part of the official Court record and the filer will notification the rejection be required to re-

the instruments to meet A filing rejected by the d~ecl fuiled W

transmit the

2-103 Format of Documents

(1) electronically filed served pleadings shan the practicable be accordance with applicable rules formatting of paper

pleadings

electronic document title of each pleading or other document shall include

a Party or parties the document

b of document

c or against whom relief if any is sought and

d Nature of

(eg Corporations Motion for Summary Judgment)

2-105 Payment of Filing Fees

(1) users shall statutory filing for documents electronically to Court through Filing fees are and payable the time of

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OF SPALDING COUNTYS

(2) An rrHoorpound1 users additional to deliver access use payable the EFSP at the of and are addition

to waive for that meet the

2-106 Signatures

Every pleading document and instrument electronically or served shall be deemed have Judge Clerk shall bear

name address telephone number and Bar

Electronic Service

(1) may receive of through Any party that not consent VIITiting III manner

allowed for under OCGA sect

(2) of documents through EFSP to other users shall be considered as valid and service and shall have the same legal as an

document Recipients the

documents shall access their

(3) completed

shall be when to

(4) the purpose of computing time any document on a day or a

documents received when the Court is not open business shall

the time day Court for business

C

QFI 0(5) who registered with the EFSP consent to documents other than of or summons

(6) Any e-mail notifications a hearing or as valid Court Rule 83

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(2) An rrHoorpound1 users additional to deliver access use payable the EFSP at the of and are addition

to waive for that meet the

2-106 Signatures

Every pleading document and instrument electronically or served shall be deemed have Judge Clerk shall bear

name address telephone number and Bar

Electronic Service

(1) may receive of through Any party that not consent VIITiting III manner

allowed for under OCGA sect

(2) of documents through EFSP to other users shall be considered as valid and service and shall have the same legal as an

document Recipients the

documents shall access their

(3) completed

shall be when to

(4) the purpose of computing time any document on a day or a

documents received when the Court is not open business shall

the time day Court for business

C

QFI 0(5) who registered with the EFSP consent to documents other than of or summons

(6) Any e-mail notifications a hearing or as valid Court Rule 83

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2-108 System or User Filing Errors

If electronic filing or does not occur of (I) an error the transmission of the document to or served party which was unknoWTl to the sending party or (2) a to process the electronic document received the EFSP (3) the was erroneously excluded from service list or (4) other problems by the Court may upon satisfactory proof an order

the document to be nunc pro tunc to the date it was attempted be sent electronically the case party shan circumstances be entitled to an the date any response or the period within which any right accrues or any performed

2-109 Pro Se Unrepresented

se not a personal computer said litigant will file an and one paper copy of his or her pleading in the Court Spalding County

E Solomon Street Georgia Upon filing the Clerk vvill scan into the

the se a personal computer but does not have litigant win hand to the State Court Spalding Solomon GA 30223 a flash to be filed and a copy each pleading andor document on the flash drive The Clerk will

with the pro se litigant in uploading the andor documents into the the Courts Public Termina1

se litigant filing original pleadings on or on a flash drive will by the Clerk to a statement that not have a personal

andor Internet access

2-110 Public Access Terminals (PAT)

Public Terminals will located in the State Court of Spalding County Clerks Office Solomon Griffin PATs win connected the Courts and are available to any public files on the EFSPs

access the of charge are also available for litigants to file documents or pleadings on the system for of

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2-111 File Size Limitation for All Electronic Filings

No party shan a or than 25 megabytes extent a document or pleadings exceeds 25 its entirety that document or UH UV-AU

shall be filed in smaller megabyte

2-112 Prohibition on Scanning Proposed Orders

No party shall scan proposed or proposed format that Judge cannot amend or edit

2-113 Responsive Pleadings Must be Linked

Any pleading must be electronically in the EFSP to pleading to which it a reply

Public Entities Utilizing the EFSP

Public utilizing for filing will not charged any fee

2-115 Administrative Scanning Charged to Litigants Paper a Case Ordered to E-Filing

In any case or case type ordered the Court to status a litigant who

1

the Declines or refuses

Court of 30223

use the County Cler

and via mail to or at the counter of ks Office 132 Griffin

1 Declines or personal an

that he or scanning

not have access to a as follows $3 for the

of the document and $1 each additional of that The Clerks Office will not scan documents until the litigant has paid the fee in full and will scan and up-load the documents to the as time and work load allow

SO ORDERED day of March 2017

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