General Civil Case Cover Sheet - Preparation Worksheet - Georgia
GEORGIA CIVIL CASE FILING INFORMATION FORM WORKSHEET
Nonfiling Intake — Transfer to the Judicial Council's Current Form
Under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-3(b), a plaintiff filing a civil complaint in Georgia superior or state court must file the appropriate civil case filing form with the clerk. The form must be substantially in the form prescribed by the Judicial Council of Georgia. Use this worksheet to collect information, then complete and file the current official form accepted by the selected court. Check that court's current instructions for any additional local requirements.
The statute says a complaint's filing must not be delayed for the form, and an incomplete or missing form is not a basis to dismiss the action; the court can require a corrected form.
1. Court and Form Identification
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Court name | [________________________________] |
| Court level | ☐ Superior Court ☐ State Court |
| Division | [________________________________] |
| County or territorial jurisdiction | [________________________________] |
| Clerk or e-filing portal | [________________________________] |
| Official form title | [________________________________] |
| Official form number or revision | [________________________________] |
| Official form URL | [________________________________] |
| Local rule requiring or describing form | [________________________________] |
| Date form and rule checked | [__/__/____] |
| Filing event requiring form | [ORIGINAL COMPLAINT / APPEAL / REFILE / OTHER] |
☐ The filer downloaded the current form directly from the selected court or clerk.
☐ The selected court's filing instructions confirm how to submit the required civil case filing information form.
2. Caption and Filing Party
Proposed case caption: [________________________________]
Plaintiff or petitioner: [________________________________]
Defendant or respondent: [________________________________]
Additional parties: [________________________________]
Filing attorney or self-represented party: [________________________________]
State Bar of Georgia number, if applicable: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Telephone: [________________________________]
Email: [________________________________]
3. Official Form Case Type
Copy the case type from the current General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form used by the receiving superior or state court. Check the court’s filing instructions for submission.
Primary category and code: [________________________________]
Secondary category or subtype: [________________________________]
Brief description if the official form requires one:
[____________________________________________________________]
The Judicial Council form uses statewide case type labels, including Product Liability Tort and Other General Civil. Use the form’s own category wording; do not invent a local code or substitute a list from a different type of court.
4. Jury and Relief Fields
| Item | Response required by official form |
|---|---|
| Jury demand field | ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not on form |
| Jury demand made in pleading or separate filing | [________________________________] |
| Prayer or amount field | [________________________________] |
| Nonmonetary relief field | [________________________________] |
| Cost deposit field | [________________________________] |
| Fee-waiver or indigency filing | [________________________________] |
This worksheet does not make a jury demand, calculate a filing fee, or determine the proper court from the amount or relief requested.
5. Refiling and Related Matters
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is this a refiled, transferred, consolidated, or reopened matter? | ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Review |
| Prior or related case number | [________________________________] |
| Prior or related court and judge | [________________________________] |
| Same incident, transaction, property, or parties? | [________________________________] |
| Companion, derivative, probate, domestic, bankruptcy, or federal matter | [________________________________] |
| Official form's required related-case details | [________________________________] |
6. Service and Initial Filing Inputs
| Item | Court-specific requirement |
|---|---|
| Summons or service-request form | [________________________________] |
| Service addresses | [________________________________] |
| Requested method, if the court asks | [________________________________] |
| Copies, envelopes, labels, or certified-mail inputs | [________________________________] |
| Confidential personal-identifier process | [________________________________] |
| Safe-address or protected-address process | [________________________________] |
| Exhibits or attachments required with cover form | [________________________________] |
Do not treat a cover or information form as a substitute for the complaint, summons, service request, confidential-information form, fee-waiver application, or another required filing.
7. Filing Cost Record
Copy current amounts only from the selected clerk's official schedule or portal.
| Cost item | Amount and source |
|---|---|
| Initial deposit or filing charge | [________________________________] |
| Additional-party or service charge | [________________________________] |
| Jury deposit or fee | [________________________________] |
| Publication or special-process charge | [________________________________] |
| Other | [________________________________] |
| Total submitted | [________________________________] |
Official cost source and date checked: [________________________________]
8. Official Form Transfer Checklist
☐ Court, division, county, and filing event match the official form.
☐ Party names and counsel information match the initiating pleading.
☐ Exact case category and code were copied from the selected court's form.
☐ Jury, prayer, deposit, refiling, and related-case fields match the official form's wording.
☐ Required service, confidentiality, and filing attachments are complete.
☐ Current local rules, standing orders, e-filing instructions, and cost schedule were checked.
☐ The completed official court form—not this worksheet—will be filed.
9. Review Record
| Source | Official URL | Date checked | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court forms page | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Local rules | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Clerk or e-filing instructions | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
| Cost schedule | [________________________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________________________] |
Reviewer: [________________________________]
Review date: [__/__/____]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 25, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
- Category
- Litigation & Court Documents
Legal authority
- O.C.G.A. § 9-11-3(b) (civil case filing form with a complaint in superior or state court)
These are the filings that drive a lawsuit through the system: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, discovery requests and responses, and post-judgment papers. Each has its own format requirements under federal and state procedural rules, and each has a deadline that cannot be missed without consequences. Clean, procedurally correct filings move a case forward; sloppy ones invite motions to strike, amended responses, and avoidable delays.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
The statutes this template relies on are listed under Legal authority.
Georgia Superior Court civil case filing form (Bibb County court packet, August 2026) (checked October 25, 2026): "General Civil and Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form"
Georgia judicial circuit case filing instructions (checked October 25, 2026): "Provide the plaintiff’s attorney’s name and State Bar number. If you are representing yourself, provide your own name and check the self-represented box."
O.C.G.A. § 9-11-3(b) (checked October 23, 2026): "At the time of filing the complaint for a civil action in superior court or state court, the plaintiff shall file the appropriate civil case filing form with the clerk of the court. The form shall contain complete information and shall be substantially in the form prescribed by the Judicial Council of Georgia."
O.C.G.A. § 9-11-3(b), missing or incorrect filing form (checked October 23, 2026): "The filing of the complaint shall not be delayed for the filing of the case filing form. If, after a civil action has been filed, the court presiding over the civil action decides that the civil case filing form has not been filed or has been filed incorrectly, the court shall require the plaintiff to file the civil case filing form or an amended form. In no case shall the failure to accurately complete the civil case filing form required by this Code section provide a basis to dismiss a civil action."
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