Judge Mark E. Spees

Applies to

Attorney certification for affidavit of inability to pay costs

To seek the Court’s approval of an inability-to-pay affidavit, the party’s attorney must certify that no money was paid by the party and, after reasonable inquiry, the party cannot make the deposit.

Applies to

Journal entry confirming sale

A Journal Entry Confirming Sale must include all mortgage releases, certificates of judgment releases, and similar releases.

Applies to

Journal entry confirming sale

Adding a release or other filing after court costs are calculated invalidates the proposed Journal Entry, which the Clerk will return for correction before submission to the Judge.

Fee

$300

Applies to

Civil complaint other than foreclosure

A $300 deposit is required upon original filing of a civil complaint other than a foreclosure, with an additional $25 per defendant when there are five or more defendants, subject to the stated exceptions.

Fee

$600

Applies to

Service by publication

An additional $600 deposit is required for service by publication.

Fee

$350

Applies to

Petition for dissolution divorce alimony or annulment

A $350 filing deposit is required for a petition for dissolution, divorce, alimony, or annulment.

In civil filings, the plaintiff must initially choose one Civil Rule 4.1 service method and may not request an alternate method until a return shows failure, except in Domestic Relations cases.

Applies to

Proposed legal notice

Service

Publication

Counsel seeking service by publication must submit the proposed legal notice to the Clerk of Courts, who must promptly publish it in the local newspaper; requesting counsel must pay the newspaper directly.

Service

Publication

The Clerk of Courts publishes the legal notice in the local newspaper.

If a fax filing lacks the required cover-page information, the Clerk may file it or place it in the failed-fax file, in which case it is not filed; the Clerk need not notify the sender but may do so if practicable.

Deadline

5 court days

Unless the court orders otherwise, a missing exhibit must be filed separately within five court days after the facsimile document is filed.

An accepted fax filing is considered filed when the Clerk time-stamps receipt, not when the fax was transmitted.