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S.D. Ga. LR 2.1
Six Divisions
The Southern District of Georgia consists of six divisions as prescribed in Title 28, United States Code, Section 90. These are the Augusta, Brunswick, Dublin, Savannah, Statesboro, and Waycross divisions.
(a) Venue - Resident Defendant. All civil actions, not in rem, brought against a resident of one of the six divisions of this district shall be brought and tried in the division in which the defendant resides or in a division in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred.
(b) Venue - Multiple Defendants. Actions that are not in rem, brought against persons who are residents of more than one division in this district, shall be brought in the division in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred. If the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred outside of the district, the action may be brought in the division containing any county of which any defendant is a resident.
(c) Venue - Non-resident Defendant. If a substantial part of the events or omissions complained of occurred in this district and no defendant is a resident of this district, the action shall be brought in the division containing the county in which a substantial part of the events or omissions occurred.
(d) Venue - Corporations. For the purpose of this rule, a corporation shall be deemed to be a resident of any county in which it is doing or transacting business.
(e) Venue - United States as Defendant (Civil Actions). Actions brought against the United States shall be brought in the division containing the county of plaintiff's residence or in the division in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred.
(f) Venue - Actions of a Local Nature. Civil actions of an in rem nature may be brought in any division in which any part of the property in issue is located or seized.
LR 2.2 Division Filings. Although all paper filings in civil and criminal cases should ordinarily be filed in the divisional office for the division where the case is assigned, such papers may be filed in any staffed divisional Clerk’s office within this district. In such event, the Clerk of the Court shall receive and mark the papers filed and promptly forward such pleadings and papers to the divisional office in which the case file is maintained.
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- Source
- www.gasd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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