On April 6, Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton issued an order extending the declaration of a judicial emergency in the state of Georgia through and including May 13. In addition to extending the stay of business and civil litigation pending in Georgia state courts for another 30 days, the extension order adds some nuance that must be taken into consideration.

Initially, the extension order does in fact toll and extend deadlines until the end of the day on May 13. This includes, among other things, all deadlines imposed by court orders, all deadlines to file appeals, responses to discovery, and any statute of limitation. For all of these deadlines (and more), all parties will have after May 13 as much time to make appropriate filings as existed as of March 14. For example, if a deadline to respond to a motion was April 1, it is now June 1.