O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 9-11-78 (2019)

Motion days

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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Unless local conditions make it impracticable, each court shall establish regular times and places, at intervals sufficiently frequent for the prompt dispatch of business, at which motions requiring notice and hearing may be heard and disposed of; but the judge at any time or place and on such notice, if any, as is reasonable may make orders for the advancement, conduct, and hearing of actions.

History

(Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 78.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Motions in civil actions, hearing, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 6.3.

U.S. Code. - For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 78, see 28 U.S.C.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Permissible not to require oral argument hearing unless requested. - When O.C.G.A. §§ 9-11-56(c), 9-11-78, and 9-11-83 are considered in conjunction, it is permissible for court rules to provide that an oral argument hearing is not required unless the party requests a hear-

ing. Dallas Blue Haven Pools, Inc. v. Taslimi, 180 Ga. App. 734, 350 S.E.2d 265 (1986), aff ’d, 256 Ga. 739, 354 S.E.2d 160 (1987). Cited in McKinnon v. Trivett, 136 Ga. App. 59, 220 S.E.2d 63 (1975).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Motions, Rules, and Orders, §§ 8, 25. C.J.S. - 35A C.J.S., Federal Civil Pro-

cedure, § 428 et seq. 60 C.J.S., Motions and Orders, §§ 11 et seq., 35 et seq.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1994 · leading case: Dallas Blue Haven Pools, Inc. v. Taslimi, 350 S.E.2d 265 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986).

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Dallas Blue Haven Pools, Inc. v. Taslimi, 350 S.E.2d 265 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Third, federal courts have reached the conclusion that when Rules 56 (c) (OCGA § 9-11-56 (c)), Rule 78 (OCGA § 9-11-78), and Rule 83 (OCGA § 9-11-83) are considered in conjunction, it is permissible for court rules to provide that an oral argument hearing is not required unless…”

Fuller Enter., Inc. v. Hardin Constr. Grp., Inc., 451 S.E.2d 483 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “If the court does order an oral hearing, OCGA § 9-11-78 requires that “[u]nless local conditions make it impracticable, each court shall establish regular times and places, at intervals sufficiently frequent for the prompt dispatch of business, at which motions requiring notice…”

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