The Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Dekalb County wishes to expedite the handling of your appeal in every possible way. To that end, you are requested to insure that the following are accomplished. This will help us in processing your appeal.
Civil and Family appeals are subsequent filings that are ONLY filed via eFileGA.
Criminal appeals are subsequent filings that can be filed via eFileGA or over-the-counter (ONLY by appointment).
Make Sure:
1. Your Notice of Appeal includes the date of order or judgment you are appealing, your caption includes all names of parties (no “ET als”) and includes your name, address, phone number and state bar number.
2. You identify each pleading to be included in or omitted from the record by the exact name appearing on the pleading and not by any abbreviation. Also, include date of filing for each pleading.
3. You state what court you are appealing to, Court of Appeals or Supreme Court.
4. You understand that if one exhibit filed with a pleading is sent to the appellate court, all exhibits attached to the one sent must go. (The same is true of documents and pleadings. For example, we cannot send only part of a brief -please do not ask us to do so). Keep this in mind when you order the record.
5. Your depositions are unsealed. (Sealed depositions cannot be transferred to an appellate court. You must get and an order from the court permitting the Clerk to unseal a deposition if this was not done at trial or hearing).
6. You have ordered your transcript from the court reporter. (We cannot order the transcript for you and cannot send up the record until it is completed). Please notify the court reporter to file the transcript in either the Civil or Criminal Department of the Clerk’s Office.
7. With regard to trial exhibits, please make sure that the court reporter files them with a cover sheet (same as front page of transcript) in either the Civil or Criminal Department of the Clerk’s Office.
