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M.D. Ga. L.R. 5.1
Filing of Discovery
Disclosures under F.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1) or (2) and the following discovery requests and responses must not be
filed until they are used in the proceeding or the court orders filing: (a) depositions, (b) interrogatories, (c)
request for documents or to permit entry upon land, and (d) requests for admission. Disclosures under
F.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3), however, must be promptly filed as provided in Rule 26 (a)(3).
Any use of discovery materials in court in connection with a motion, a pretrial conference under Rule 16, or
otherwise, will require the filing of the discovery materials. To file discovery, counsel must attach a signed
statement certifying that the discovery documents have been either used in the proceedings or ordered filed by
the court.
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- 2026-09-18
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