Dear Ms. Waters,

We have received your request to participate in a study of appeals from tort, contract and real property trials. Before we can consider participation, I would like to know exactly what data you intend to collect. Without more detailed information then is in your letter, we cannot gauge the time it will take to complete the task you are asking us to do. A copy of the data collection form and instructions would be helpful.

Secondly, after looking at the list you sent me of the cases from which you desire to collect information, we could only identify about half of them. We will be unable to locate the other appeals without the full case style in the trial court and possibly without the case number exactly as it was listed in the trial court. Generally, the alpha lettering in the case number is not a prefix and sometimes the year of the case is shortened or not included in the case number.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Court Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Telephone: 404-657-8352

Fax: 404-651-6187