20th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Ottawa County Document Format Requirements

An attachment to a filed pleading cannot be removed from the court file or used as an exhibit at a later hearing or trial; a separate copy must be provided and marked as an exhibit.

No attachment to a filed pleading shall be simultaneously admissible as an exhibit at any subsequent hearing or trial (i.e., no attachment to a pleading may be removed from a court file to be used as an exhibit). A separate copy must be provided and marked as an exhibit at such hearing or trial.

Submit e-Filing access grievances to the court administrator using form MC 98.

Specific issues regarding e-Filing access must be submitted to the court administrator by completing form MC 98.

Before a hearing or trial, a party intending to present electronic evidence must confirm its compatibility, viewability or audibility, preservability in the court record, and ability to present it using available technology.

Any party intending to present electronic evidence at any trial or hearing is responsible for confirming, before said trial or hearing, that: - (a) said electronic evidence is compatible with the court's technology; - (b) it can be seen, heard, or read during the trial or hearing; - (c) if admitted into evidence, it can be preserved as part of the court record; and - (d) said party will be capable of presenting said electronic evidence using available technology.