Judge Thomas Harris

Applies to

Courtesy copy email

The email subject line must include the short form of the case title, case number, and document name.

Applies to

Prosecutor certification

When filing an indictment, bill of information, or bind-over order, the prosecuting attorney must file a certification of the case-management-record search and provide specified prior-case information, except in codefendant cases.

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order or proposed entry must identify the specific motion to which it applies.

Service

Email

Registered Users consent to email as the default service method, except for Complaints.

Applies to

Electronically filed pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda of law, deposition transcripts, transcripts of proceedings, orders, and other documents

Parties must serve electronically filed pleadings and other listed documents in accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 5.

Unless the assigned Judge signs permission to defer service for a specific period, Instructions for Service accompanying the listed pleadings must state a Civ. R. 4 method, which the Clerk will process under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.

Electronic filing is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, except on legal holidays and other days the Court is closed.

The Clerk reviews electronically submitted data and documents for compliance before creating a docket entry or docketing the case.

The stated e-filing window is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, excluding legal holidays.

A document requiring a filing deposit or fee must be paid in the same manner as any other document.

The e-File system accepts electronic payment of deposits and fees and can accommodate an affidavit of indigence instead.

An electronically filed document requiring a fee will be rejected unless the filer follows the Court’s fee-payment mechanism.