Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Courtesy Copy Requirements

Counsel must provide the Court with a courtesy copy whenever a motion is filed.

When a motion is filed, counsel is required to provide the Court with a courtesy copy of the motion.

A party must provide the staff attorney one hard copy when a document, aggregate set of trial exhibits, motion including exhibits, or response or reply brief exceeds 50 pages, and noncompliance may cause delay.

Courtesy Copies: Where a document exceeds 50 pages, the parties shall provide a hard copy to the Court’s staff attorney. This applies to trial exhibits where the total page number for all exhibits exceed 50 pages, and upon filing any motion that exceeds 50 pages in length, including exhibits. The same applies for response and reply briefing. Failure to comply with this order may result in delay.

For motions longer than 25 pages, parties must deliver a hard copy to the court, including by leaving it with the bailiff in Courtroom 22C.

Parties are required to deliver a hard copy of all motions exceeding 25 pages in length to the Court. Delivery may be made by leaving a copy with the bailiff in Courtroom 22C.

Courtesy copies of dispositive motions must be delivered to the judge’s chambers on the filing date.

Courtesy copies of Dispositive Motions must be walked up to the Judge’s chambers on the date of filing.

Courtesy copies of the required trial briefs, stipulations, exhibits, jury instructions, jury interrogatories, and motions in limine must be provided to the court.

All trial briefs; Proposed Stipulations as to undisputed facts, reserving any objections as to relevance; Exhibits; Jury Instructions; Jury Interrogatories; and Motions in Limine are due no later than two (2) weeks prior to trial and courtesy copies shall be provided to the court.

For cases tried by a visiting judge, the assigned judge retains jurisdiction over post-trial motions, and motion copies must be hand-delivered to her office on the filing date.

The assigned judge, Cassandra Collier-Williams, retains jurisdiction on all post-trial motions.  Copies of motions are to be hand-delivered to Judge Collier-Williams' office on the day of filing.

Trial counsel must deliver courtesy copies of all required documents and trial briefs to the staff attorney or chambers no later than two weeks before trial.

Trial counsel shall walk courtesy copies of all required documents and their trial briefs to the Judge's staff attorney on the 11th floor of the Justice Center or directly to the Judge's Chambers by no later than two (2) weeks prior to trial.

A hard copy of any motion exceeding 20 pages, including exhibits in the page count, must be delivered to the Court, either to the staff attorney on the 11th floor of the Justice Center or to the bailiff in Courtroom 20-D.

Parties are required to deliver a hard copy of all motions which exceed twenty (20) pages to the Court. Exhibits are included in the page count. Hard copies may be delivered to the staff attorney on the 11th floor of the Justice Center, or to the bailiff in Courtroom 20-D.

Parties must deliver a hard copy of motions exceeding 25 pages to the Court, which may be left with the bailiff in Courtroom 16-A.

Parties are required to deliver a hard copy of all motions exceeding 25 pages in length to the Court. Delivery may be made by leaving a copy with the bailiff in Courtroom 16-A.

Courtesy copies must be provided to the court for every motion exceeding 10 pages.

Parties are to provide the Court with courtesy copies of all motion in excess of 10 pages.

Paper courtesy copies of all dispositive motions, exhibits, and deposition transcripts must be hand-delivered to the court when the motion is filed.

A paper courtesy copy of all dispositive motions, exhibits, and deposition transcripts shall be hand-delivered to the court upon filing of the motion.

A courtesy copy of any continuance motion must be provided to the Court on its filing date.

If a continuance is sought for any reason, the appropriate motion must be filed, no less than seven days before the scheduled event, and the Court provided with a courtesy copy on the date of filing.

Every pleading or filing exceeding five pages must be hand-delivered to courtroom 18-C in the designated mailbox on floor 18 of the Justice Center by 4:30 on the filing date, even if it is also electronically filed.

All pleadings and filings, greater than 5 pages, are to be hand-delivered to courtroom 18-C on the date of filing and left in the designated mailbox (on floor 18 of the Justice Center) by 4:30. Electronic filing or e-filing does not alter this policy. In addition to e-filing a document with the court, parties must still hand-deliver a hard copy of any pleading or filing, greater than 5 pages, to the court by 4:30.

One courtesy copy of every pleading must be delivered to Chambers in room 18C on its filing date, and e-filing does not replace that requirement.

THE COURT REQUIRES A COURTESY COPY OF ALL PLEADINGS BE DELIVERED TO CHAMBERS IN 18C ON THE DATE OF FILING; THE USE OF E-FILING DOES NOT SUPERSEDE THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE COURT; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY PORTION OF THE STANDING ORDERS MAY RESULT IN A DWOP.

Every pleading not filed electronically must be delivered to chambers in 18-C on the filing date.

The Court requires a courtesy copy of all pleadings that are not e-filed to be delivered to chambers in 18-C on the date of filing.

An electronically filed pleading exceeding five pages requires a courtesy copy to the Court on the filing date.

Pleadings in excess of 5 pages that are e-filed also require a courtesy copy to be delivered to the Court on the date of filing.

A protective-order or motion-to-quash motion requires a courtesy copy delivered to the Court and opposing counsel by hand delivery or fax during normal working hours on the filing date.

Further, written motions for protective orders and/or motions to quash must be timely filed with a courtesy copy hand-delivered or faxed to the Court and opposing counsel during normal working hours, on the date of filing.

A courtesy copy of every pleading or filing exceeding five pages must be hand-delivered to the court.

The court requires a courtesy copy of all pleadings or filings in excess of 5 pages to be hand- delivered to the court.

A courtesy copy of any telephonic-appearance or absence request must be delivered to the Court and opposing counsel on the filing date.

A courtesy copy of any such request is to be delivered to the Court and opposing counsel on the date of filing.

Courtesy copies of any motion for JNOV or new trial must be delivered to both Judge Russo and the visiting judge.

3) ANY MOTION FOR JNOV OR MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IS TO BE FILED WITH THE VISITING JUDGE ASSIGNED FOR PURPOSES OF TRIAL ONLY, AND COURTESY COPIES OF ANY MOTION FOR JNOV OR MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL ARE TO BE DELIVERED TO BOTH JUDGE RUSSO AND THE VISITING JUDGE. THE VISITING JUDGE WILL RULE ON MOTIONS FOR JNOV AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL, ONLY.

Parties filing written Motions for Protective Orders and/or Motions to Quash must timely file them and deliver or fax courtesy copies to the Court and opposing counsel during normal working hours on the filing day.

Further, written Motions for Protective Orders and/or Motions to Quash must be timely filed and courtesy copies hand-delivered or faxed to the Court and opposing counsel during normal working hours, on the day of filing.

Courtesy copies of all pleadings and motions must be delivered to Judge Nancy Margaret Russo’s office on the filing date, except that paper discovery requests and responses do not require courtesy copies.

9) COURTESY COPIES: Courtesy copies of all pleadings and motions must be delivered to the office of Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, on the date of filing. The Court does not require copies of paper discovery requests or responses.

A hard copy of an e-filed motion or brief exceeding 10 pages, including exhibits, must reach the Bailiff or Staff Attorney within three days of e-filing.

A hard copy of any e-filed motion or brief in excess of ten (10) pages (including exhibits) must be delivered to the Bailiff or Staff Attorney within three (3) days of e-filing.

Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court for every motion exceeding 25 pages.

Courtesy copies shall be delivered to the Court for all motions over 25 pages.

A courtesy copy must be delivered to the courtroom or staff attorney for any dispositive motion and for motions or pleadings longer than 10 pages, excluding exhibits.

Parties filing a dispositive motion of any length, or a motion or pleading longer than 10 pages, excluding exhibits, shall deliver a courtesy copy to the courtroom or to the staff attorney.

Courtesy copies of the exhibits must be given to the court on the day of trial.

Courtesy copies of exhibits to be given to the Court on the day of trial.

Civil and criminal motions and responses exceeding 20 pages should be accompanied by a courtesy copy for the court.

Motions are e-filed and appear on the court’s filing queue; court should be provided a courtesy copy of any civil or criminal motion, or any response thereto, more than 20 pages in length; parties are reminded to timely file and respond to all motions in accordance with the criminal and civil rules.

Counsel must provide the court with hand-delivered courtesy copies of all listed trial documents by their due dates.

COUNSEL ARE ORDERED TO PROVIDE THE COURT WITH HAND-DELIVERED COURTESY COPIES OF ALL STIPULATIONS, TRIAL BRIEFS, EXHIBITS, MOTIONS IN LIMINE, EXHIBITS, JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND INTERROGATORIES AND DEPOSITION OBJECTIONS ON THE DATES THAT THEY ARE DUE.

A courtesy copy to the court may be sent by fax when filing a motion to change a scheduled deadline or date.

Motions to be filed with the Clerk. Courtesy copy to the Court may be sent by fax.

Parties should provide courtesy copies of all trial exhibits on the trial date and place the trial exhibits in a binder.

Parties should provide the court with courtesy copies of all exhibits on the day of the trial; trial exhibits should be contained in a binder.

One courtesy copy of the jury instructions, interrogatories, and verdict forms must be emailed in Word format to Linda Herman at LGHERMAN@cuyahogacounty.gov.

A courtesy copy of the parties’ instructions, interrogatories and verdict forms in a Word format shall be emailed to Judge Vodrey’s judicial staff attorney, Linda Herman, at LGHERMAN@cuyahogacounty.gov.

Courtesy copies of filings are not required.

Courtesy copies of filings are not required.

The parties should email the Staff Attorney a Word-format courtesy copy of their jury instructions, interrogatories, and verdict forms.

A courtesy copy of the Parties’ Instructions/Interrogatories/Verdict Forms in a Word format should be emailed to the Court’s Staff Attorney.

A courtesy copy of the listed jury-trial submissions should be delivered to the court with the filings.

Trial briefs, witness lists, proposed jury instructions, motions in limine, requests for rulings on deposition objections and stipulations should be filed 7 days before trial with a courtesy copy delivered to the court

Pleadings or filings of five pages or fewer that are filed electronically do not require faxing or hand delivery to the court.

Pleadings or filings of 5 pages or less that are e-filed do not need to be faxed or delivered to the court.

Electronically filed pleadings of five pages or fewer do not require a courtesy copy to the Court.

Pleadings of 5 pages or less that are e-filed do not need to be delivered to the Court.

For pleadings or filings of five pages or fewer, faxing to the court is permitted, but electronic filing alone does not satisfy the courtesy-copy requirement for a document exceeding five pages.

E-filing does not constitute a courtesy copy. Pleadings or filings 5 pages, or less, in length may be faxed to the court at 216-348-4036.