THE DOCUMENT BEGINS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATUTORY RULES AND REQUIREMENTS THAT GOVERN DOCKET KEEPING AND RECORD RETENTION PROCEDURES IN GEORGIA COURTS. THE SECOND SECTION DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS DOCKETS KEPT IN GEORGIA COURTS. NEXT, THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF RECORD SYSTEMS SUCH AS FILING SYSTEMS AND RECORD FORMS ARE DETAILED. THE FINAL SECTION PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY. THE APPENDICES CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES OF THE RESEARCHERS, THE PROPOSED FORMAT FOR UNIFORM DOCKETS, AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP