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I.Pleadings

a.TimingofAnswer

i.GeorgiaStateCourt - AnswertoComplaintisdue30daysafterservice ofsummonsandcomplaintunlessproofofserviceisnotfiledwiththe

orderedbythecourt. ii. FederalCourt - AnswertoComplaintisdue21daysafterserviceofthe Complaintsummons.

ͲCountbytouchdowns.

answertothecounterclaimorcrossclaim within21days. b.WaiverofDefenses

i.GeorgiaStateCourt - followingdefensesarewaivedifnotraisedin initialresponsivepleadingorcontemporaneousmotion:

1.LackofPersonalJurisdiction

2.ImproperVenue

3.InsufficientProcess

4.InsufficientServiceofProcess

ii.FederalCourt - apartymayassertthefollowingdefensesthrougha motionfiledbeforepleading(12(b)(6)Motions):

1.LackofSubjectͲMatterJurisdiction

2.LackofPersonalJurisdiction

3.ImproperVenue

4.InsufficientServiceofProcess

Granted

2 c.AffirmativeDefenses i.GeorgiaStateCourt - CivilPracticeActrequiresthefollowingaffirmative

1.Accord&Satisfaction;

2.Arbitration&Award;

3.DischargeinBankruptcy;

4.Duress;

5Estoppel;

6.FailureofConsideration;

7.Fraud;

8.Illegality;

9.InjurybyFellowServant;

10.Laches;

11.License;

12.Payment;

13.

Release;

14.ResJudicata;

15.StatuteofFrauds;

16.StatuteofLimitations;

17.Waiver;

assertedforthefirsttimeinamotionfor summaryjudgment.SeePhillips acase. trial. ii.FederalCourt - "everydefensetoaclaimforreliefinanypleadingmust pleading.

2.Failure

3 anaffirmativedefense. d.TollingEffectofMotionstoDismiss i.GeorgiaStateCourt - amotiontodismissfiledatorbeforethetimeof courtrulesonthemotion. ii.FederalCourt - filingofamotiontodismissdoesnotstaydiscovery.But untiltrial. e.RighttoTrialbyJury i.GeorgiaStateCourt - apartyisentitledtoajurytrialunless theparty

App.399(1985).

ii.FederalCourt - apartymustmakeademandforjurytrialwithin14days demanded.

1.Unforgiving.

f.ThirdͲPartyComplaints i.GeorgiaStateCourt - thirdͲpartycomplaintsmaybefiledinstatecourt otherwise,leaveofcourtisrequired. ii.FederalCourt - thirdͲpartycomplaintisdue14daysafterserviceofthe g.AmendedPleadings i.GeorgiaStateCourt - partiesmustamendtheirpleadingsasamatterof

1.Verylenientstandard.

bythecourt. 4 ii.FederalCourt - apartygenerallymayamendhispleadingonce,either withinthe i.GeorgiaStateCourt - lessspecial pleadingrequirementsthaninstate ii.FederalCourt - morestringentformattingandpleadingrequirements.

1.N.D.Ga.FormattingRequirements - formattingrequirements

pagenumbering,citations,andothermatters. carefullyreviewthelocalrules.

2.CorporateDisclosureStatement - anynongovernmental

requiresto thecourt.

3.N.D.Ga.CertificateofInterestedParties - intheNorthDistrict

and proceeding."

4.StandingOrders - Federaljudgesoftenissuelengthystanding

5 judge.

II.SchedulingandDiscoveryPractices

a.InitialDisclosures - federalrulesrequirepartiesinmostcivilcasestomake requests.Theinformationrequiredincludes: has initspossession; partyofapossiblejudgment; ͲN.D.Ga. - initialdisclosuresmustbemadewithin30daysafterappearanceof adefendantbyanswerormotion.

ͲFailuretoprovideinformationor

todiscloseawitnessinaparty'sinitial b.InitialPlanningConference/26(f)Conference - thefederalrulesrequireaninitial

Rule16(b).

ͲN.D.Ga. - Rule26(f)conferencemustbeheldwithin16daysafterthe appearanceofadefendantbyanswerormotion. proposeddiscovery plan. extent. 6 c.SchedulingOrders i.GeorgiaStateCourts - theCivilPracticeActdoesnotspecifically matterofcourseincomplexcases. ofprobativetrialevidenceis ii.FederalCourts - federalcourts,conversely,arerequiredtoissueascheduling defendanthasbeenservedwiththe complaintor90daysafteranydefendant hasappeared,whicheverisearlier. thejudge'sconsent. complywiththecourt'sschedulingorder.

ͲFailure

D.WrittenDiscovery

a.GeorgiaStateCourt - discoveryperiodgeneralbeginsupon filingofa

1.Discoverylimitations

Ͳ50Interrogatories;

(withthreeplusdatesofelectronicservice). b.FederalCourt - discoveryperiodtypicallydoesnotbeginuntilaftertheRule

1.Discoverydeadlines

2.Discoverylimitations

Ͳ25Interrogatories;

court.Aparty somematerialrespect". ofserviceofrequests (withthreeplusdatesofelectronicservice).

III.MotionPractice

timeforaresponsewillelapsepriortotrial.

2.Anyresponse

within30daysafterserviceofthemotion. hearing(if any),whicheverissooner. them assoonaspossible. 8 daysafterthetimeforaresponse. b.FederalCourt:deadlines enteredschedulingorder. including: responseatissue.

ͲMotionsforsummary

judgmentmustbefiledassoonaspossiblebutno thecourt. mustbe motion.

ͲAllothersmotionsmustbefiled

within30daysafterthebeginningof discoveryabsentpriorleaveofcourt. days theresponsebrief'sservice. thecourt. notopposethemotion. 9

IV.Dismissal

theircases. canstillrefiletheactionafter

1123(11thCir.1992).

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I.Pleadings

ͲCountbytouchdowns.

1.LackofPersonalJurisdiction

2.ImproperVenue

3.InsufficientProcess

4.InsufficientServiceofProcess

1.LackofSubjectͲMatterJurisdiction

2.LackofPersonalJurisdiction

3.ImproperVenue

4.InsufficientServiceofProcess

Granted

1.Accord&Satisfaction;

2.Arbitration&Award;

3.DischargeinBankruptcy;

4.Duress;

5Estoppel;

6.FailureofConsideration;

7.Fraud;

8.Illegality;

9.InjurybyFellowServant;

10.Laches;

11.License;

12.Payment;

Release;

14.ResJudicata;

15.StatuteofFrauds;

16.StatuteofLimitations;

17.Waiver;

2.Failure

App.399(1985).

1.Unforgiving.

1.Verylenientstandard.

1.N.D.Ga.FormattingRequirements - formattingrequirements

2.CorporateDisclosureStatement - anynongovernmental

3.N.D.Ga.CertificateofInterestedParties - intheNorthDistrict

4.StandingOrders - Federaljudgesoftenissuelengthystanding

II.SchedulingandDiscoveryPractices

ͲFailuretoprovideinformationor

Rule16(b).

ͲFailure

D.WrittenDiscovery

1.Discoverylimitations

Ͳ50Interrogatories;

1.Discoverydeadlines

2.Discoverylimitations

Ͳ25Interrogatories;

III.MotionPractice

2.Anyresponse

ͲMotionsforsummary

ͲAllothersmotionsmustbefiled

IV.Dismissal

1123(11thCir.1992).