Georgia Code, Title 9, Chapter 11, Article 3 - Pleadings and Motions

• § 9-11-7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
  (a) Pleadings. There shall be a complaint and an answer; a third-party complaint, if a person who is not an original party is summoned...
• § 9-11-7.1 - Redacted Information; Exceptions and Filings Under Seal; Correction; Protective Orders; Waivers
  (a) Redacted filings. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section or unless the court orders otherwise, a filing with...
• § 9-11-8 - General Rules of Pleading
  (a) Claims for relief. (1) "Action for medical malpractice" defined. As used in this Code section, the term "action for medical malpractice" means any...
• § 9-11-9 - Pleading Special Matters
  (a) Capacity. It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to bring or defend an action, the authority of a party...
• § 9-11-9.1 - Affidavit to Accompany Charge of Professional Malpractice
  (a) In any action for damages alleging professional malpractice against: (1) A professional licensed by the State of Georgia and listed in subsection (g)...
• § 9-11-9.2 - Medical Authorization Forms; Review of Protected Health Information
  (a) In any action for damages alleging medical malpractice against a professional licensed by the State of Georgia and listed in subsection (g) of...
• § 9-11-10 - Form of Pleadings
  (a) Caption; names of parties. Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court and county, the title of the...
• § 9-11-11 - Signing of Pleadings; When Verification Required; Rule Abolished
  (a) Every pleading of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed by at least one attorney of record in his individual name,...
• § 9-11-11.1 - Exercise of Rights of Freedom of Speech and to Petition Government for Redress of Grievances; Legislative Findings; Verification of Claims; Definitions; Procedure on Motions; Exception; Fees and Expenses
  (a) The General Assembly of Georgia finds and declares that it is in the public interest to encourage participation by the citizens of Georgia...
• § 9-11-12 - Answer, Defenses, and Objections; When and How Presented and Heard; When Defenses Waived; Stay of Discovery
  (a) When answer presented. A defendant shall serve his answer within 30 days after the service of the summons and complaint upon him, unless...
• § 9-11-13 - Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
  (a) Compulsory counterclaims. A pleading shall state as a counterclaim any claim which at the time of serving the pleading the pleader has against...
• § 9-11-14 - Third-Party Practice
  (a) When defendant may bring in third party. At any time after commencement of the action a defendant, as a third-party plaintiff, may cause...
• § 9-11-15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
  (a) Amendments. A party may amend his pleading as a matter of course and without leave of court at any time before the entry...
• § 9-11-16 - Pretrial Procedure; Formulating Issues; Order; Calendar
  (a) Upon the motion of any party, or upon its own motion, the court shall direct the attorneys for the parties to appear before...

Last modified: October 14, 2016