Ga. Ct. App. R. 6
Paper applications for interlocutory appeals, applications for discretionary appeals, briefs, and all other documents filed with the Clerk in paper form shall include only an original.
All documents filed in this court and the notice of appeal filed in the trial court shall show that copies have been served upon opposing counsel by United States Postal Service, personal service, or electronic service. Service made by United States Postal Service or personal service shall be shown by signed written acknowledgment, certificate of counsel, or affidavit of server, to include the name and complete mailing address of all opposing counsel, signed by counsel and attached to the document filed.
Service shall be made contemporaneously with or before filing accomplished by United States Postal Service or personal service.
Parties utilizing electronic service shall strictly adhere to the following process: A party may serve a document via email if the filer certifies that, based upon a prior agreement with the recipient party, service of a PDF copy of the document via email will be deemed sufficient service. The filer shall also, in the accompanying certificate of service, specifically list any recipients served electronically by full name, email address, telephone number, and complete physical mailing address. Such certification shall state: "I certify that there is a prior agreement with (insert party or law firm name) to allow documents in a PDF format sent via email to suffice for service."
Electronic service shall be made contemporaneously with or before filing. Filing of any document with the Court's eFast system shall not constitute sufficient service under this rule.
Any document without a certificate of service or otherwise not in compliance with this rule shall not be accepted for filing.
Ga. Ct. App. 6