2. Acknowledgment of Filings. The clerk will acknowledge paper filings if a stamped self-addressed envelope is provided.
3. Filing with the Clerk. The clerk’s office in Atlanta is the proper place for the filing of all court documents that are exempt from electronic filing. It is open for business from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except legal holidays). Staff is available during these hours to receive filings and to respond to over-the-counter and telephone inquiries. Outside of normal business hours, an emergency telephone message system is available through which a deputy clerk may be reached by dialing the main clerk’s office telephone number and following recorded instructions.
4. Papers Sent Directly to Judges’ Chambers. When an attorney or party sends papers related to a pending appeal directly to a judge’s chambers without having received prior approval from the court to do so, the judge shall forward the papers to the clerk for appropriate processing. The clerk will advise the attorney or party that the papers have been received by the clerk, and that the clerk’s office in Atlanta is the proper place for the filing of appellate papers.
5. Miami Satellite Office. The clerk maintains a satellite office in Miami, Florida, to assist parties and counsel to access the record on appeal in appeals being briefed, and to provide other related assistance. It is open for business from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday (except legal holidays).
All filings and case-related inquiries should be directed to the clerk’s principal office in Atlanta, except that counsel who receive a calendar assigning an appeal to a specific day of oral argument in Miami should direct filings and case-related inquiries up to the date of oral argument to the Miami satellite office. Inquiries concerning bar membership, renewal of bar membership, and application for admission to the bar are to be directed to the clerk’s principal office in Atlanta.
