AND CONSTRUCTION
(A) Title.
These are the Civil Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia. They may be cited as "LR , NDGa."
(B) Effective Date; Transitional Provision.
These rules govern all civil actions and proceedings pending on or commenced
after April 15, 1997, except to the extent that in the opinion of the district judge to
whom the case is assigned, their application in an action or proceeding pending on
April 15, 1997, would not be feasible or would work an injustice.
(C) Scope of Rules; Construction.
These rules supplement the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and shall be
construed so as to be consistent with those Rules and to promote the just, efficient, and
economical determination of every action and proceeding, except that the rules shall
not apply to those proceedings where they may be inconsistent with rules or provisions
of law specifically applicable thereto.
(D) Definitions.
(1) The word "Court" refers to the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia and not to any particular judge or magistrate judge of the
Court.
(2) The word "judge" refers to any United States District Judge exercising
jurisdiction with respect to a particular action or proceeding in this Court.
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(3) The words "magistrate judge" refer to any full-time or part-time United
States Magistrate Judge exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 636, consistent with
the policies adopted by this Court.
(4) The words "bankruptcy court" refer to the unit of this Court known as the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
(5) The words "bankruptcy judge" refer to any United States Bankruptcy
Judge exercising jurisdiction by referral from this Court with respect to actions or
proceedings filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court.
(6) The word "clerk" refers to the District Court Clerk and deputy clerks.
(7) The words "bankruptcy clerk" refer to the Bankruptcy Court Clerk and
deputy bankruptcy clerks.
II. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION: SERVICE OF
PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND ORDERS
