Unless otherwise ordered by the judge or as provided by law, each party opposing a motion shall serve and file a response, reply memorandum, affidavits, or other responsive material not later than 30 days after service of the motion. Such response shall include or be accompanied by citations of supporting authorities and, where allegations of unstipulated facts are relied upon, supporting affidavits or citations to evidentiary materials of record. [In State Court, see State Court Rule 6.2.]
Rule 6.2.Reply (Motions in Civil Actions)
Rule 6. MOTIONS IN CIVIL ACTIONS · Last amended 2013 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceRule 6.2 gives a party opposing a Georgia civil motion thirty days after service to file a response with supporting authority and, if disputing facts, affidavits or record citations, unless the judge orders a different schedule or the law provides otherwise.
Full Text of Rule 6.2
Plain-English Summary
Rule 6.2 gives the party on the receiving end of a motion room to respond — thirty days from service, as a default. That response can take the form of a response, a reply memorandum, affidavits, or other responsive material, but whatever form it takes, it needs the same backbone as the original motion: citations to supporting authority, and where the opposing party relies on facts nobody has stipulated to, supporting affidavits or citations to evidence in the record.
The thirty-day window isn’t absolute. A judge can order a different schedule, and other provisions of law can supersede it. The rule also flags that State Court practice runs on its own version of this rule, so a party litigating in State Court rather than superior court needs to look at that court’s separate rule instead of assuming the same thirty days applies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a party generally have to respond to a civil motion?
Not later than thirty days after service of the motion, unless the judge orders otherwise or the law provides a different time.
What must the response include?
Citations of supporting authorities, and, where it relies on unstipulated facts, supporting affidavits or citations to evidentiary materials of record.
Can a judge change the thirty-day response deadline?
Yes. The thirty-day period applies “unless otherwise ordered by the judge or as provided by law.”
Does this same response deadline govern in State Court?
The rule cross-references State Court Rule 6.2, signaling that State Court practice follows its own separate version of this rule.
What forms can a party’s response take under this rule?
A response, reply memorandum, affidavits, or other responsive material.
Amendment History
Amended effective May 5, 2011; May 23, 2013.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Uniform Superior Court Rules, published by the
Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia. Last verified July 17, 2026.
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